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LAKELAND, Fla. – Central Florida authorities have arrested 14 men and seized thousands of pictures and movies in a monthlong child pornography sting.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday the suspects all possessed child pornography, and some were involved in distributing images over the Internet.
More than 20,000 images and movies were seized in all, some depicting children as young as 2-years-old.
The arrests were part of a investigation dubbed "Operation Protector."
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