Operation March Sadness: More than 100 people arrested in human trafficking sting

By Jenny Goldsberry

Published March 17, 2022 1:56am ET

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Operation March Sadness: More than 100 people arrested in human trafficking sting — The legislation, called the Stop Enabling Sex Trafficking Act, or SESTA, was the result of a two-year investigation by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, into Backpage.com, a website where victims of sex trafficking are sold. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File) | Marcio Jose Sanchez

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida announced 108 arrests Wednesday, with charges ranging from lewd battery and soliciting prostitution to the transmission of harmful material to a minor, among others.

Three Disney Parks employees, a FunSpot employee, and a retired judge were among those arrested after a six-day effort involving multiple law enforcement agencies, which police dubbed “Operation March Sadness II.” The operation began March 8.

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