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Disney Employees And Former Judge Among 108 Arrested In Human Trafficking Sting

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Police in Florida arrested 108 employees including a former judge during an ‘Operation March Sadness 2’ undercover human trafficking investigation.

The investigation began on March 8 when officers identified prostitutes who posted advertisements online as well as “johns” who solicited them. They also identified 4 men preying on young children.

During a press conference Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd highlighted suspects such as, Disney employees, a worker at the Fun Spot family amusement park, a woman accused of trafficking another young woman, and a retired Illinois judge.

Of those employees was Xavier Jackson, 27, a Walt Disney lifeguard. He was caught sending inappropriate pictures of himself to a 14 year old girl. He was charged with three counts of transmitting harmful material to a minor and one count of unlawful communication.

The three others employees who were allegedly attempting to solicit a prostitute, were identified as Wilkason Fidele, 24, who worked at the Cosmic Restaurant at Walt Disney World’s Tomorrowland for four years; Shubham Malave, 27, who is on a visa citizenship from India and worked as a software developer for Disney; and Ralph Leese, 45, who spent nearly four years working in IT for Disney.

Wilkason, Jackson and Leese have been placed on unpaid leave.

Former Judge Daniel Peters,66 was charged with soliciting a prostitute.



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