PENSACOLA, Fla. – Thirteen people are facing serious charges following a major multi-agency sting operation targeting online child predators in Northwest Florida.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) led Operation Twelve Parsecs, a five-day undercover effort that focused on identifying individuals attempting to engage in sexually explicit communications with minors, transmit child sexual abuse material, or arrange to meet minors for sexual activity.
FDLE partnered with the Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Department of Agriculture, Homeland Security Investigations, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Marshals Service, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, Gulf Breeze Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lake City Police Department…