LAKELAND, Fla. – A central Florida sheriff's office says a huge Internet undercover operation turned up more than 100,000 child pornography images and resulted in charges against 21 men.
Polk County sheriff's officials say the four-month investigation netted photos of children as young as 1 month old. More than 80,000 of the photos were found at the home of just one of the suspects.
As of Thursday, 19 of the 21 suspects had been arrested.
They included a car salesman, a high school student, a forklift operator, a hospital computer tech and three Publix grocery chain employees.
All the suspects are being charged with various counts of possessing and distributing child pornography.
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