PEOPLE R NOT WHO THEY SAY THEY R BEEN SAYING IT FOR A MIN BUT ITS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT THEY LET U KNOW STRAIGHT UP THEY WANT UR DAUGHTER IF SHE IS UNDER AGE NO MORE SHAME BLIND LEADING THE FOLK WITH THIER EYE BALLS CUT OUT NOTHING BUT SCOCKETS
38 men now charged. One of them is accused of bringing his three year old to rendezvous location.
Two more men have been arrested in an underage sex sting. Both are accused of showing up for sex even after the sting made headlines four days in a row.
Dennis Crosby and Glen Harvey are both facing felonies for using the internet to try to solicit sex from the parents of young girls, ages 12 and 14.
Arrest papers say Crosby showed up with condoms and sex toys in his white Corvette.
Arrest papers say Harvey made the trip from Chipley and showed up with his three year old daughter in tow.
They bring the underage sex sting arrest tally to 38.
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UPDATED 10.21.2011 by Julie Montanaro
The pastor of Christian Heritage Church says an employee arrested in an underage sex sting has been placed on administrative leave.
Pastor Ron McCants issued this statement:
Steve Jones has served as Christian Heritage Church's Technical Director for about one-and-a-half years.
As Technical Director, he has assisted the Church with audio/visual technology. His job requirements do not typically require him to work around children.
Christian Heritage Church is concerned to learn about Mr. Jones' arrest and has placed him on administrative leave, pending an investigation into the matter.
Christian Heritage Church prioritizes the safety of our members, guests and especially children by conducting a careful background check on all of its employees and in many other ways.
At this time, we cannot comment on the circumstances of Mr. Jones' arrest for lack of details, but our prayers certainly go out to all of those involved in this tragedy.
We hope that as a church we may be a comfort to any concerned.
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UPDATED 10.21.2011 by Julie Montanaro
An underage sex sting that netted 35 men in Tallahassee has now netted one more.
Police reports indicate the man works at one of the Capital City's biggest churches.
33 year old Steven Jones has been arrested and accused of using the internet to try to solicit a father to have sex with his 14 year old daughter.
Arrest papers indicate Jones works at Christian Heritage Church. The church web site describes him as the church's technical director.
We have attempted to reach the pastor for comment, but have not yet received a response.
Arrest papers say Jones told police he responded to an ad on Craig's List that said "single dad seeking male teacher."
Undercover agents say Jones sent his picture and a sexually explicit "lesson plan."
Police say Jones said he was on his way but never showed up for the sexual encounter.
When he was questioned at the church Monday, Jones initially told police he was never serious about meeting the dad and daughter and was trying to bait the father into giving him the address so he could call the police.
At the end of the interview, arrest papers say, Jones admitted that he thought he might have a "sex addiction."
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UPDATED 10-19-2011 by Lanetra Bennett
The arrests of 35 men in an underage sex sting is still the talk of Tallahassee. Perhaps the most shocking is man on that list is a local minister.
Kevin Williams was the man in the sex sting that we reported on yesterday who rode his bike from Crawfordville to Tallahassee to have sex with a minor. We've learned that he is a minister at a church in Tallahassee.
The arrest report says he claims he showed up with condoms in hand to have sex with a 12-year-old girl's mother, but his online chat messages say otherwise.
"They're supposed to be a prophet of God. They're supposed to lead the flock," says Tallahassee resident Johnny Byrd.
A minister at Jacob Chapel Baptist Church in Tallahassee is charged with traveling to have sex with a minor.
Williams was one of 35 men busted in a sex sting.
Byrd says, "A man do that, they sick."
The arrest report says an undercover cop was posing as a mother who needed help with her 12-year-old daughter and chatted with Williams online.
The report says the officer asked if Williams was interested in tutoring or sex.
Williams replied, "whatever it is you seek"... then eventually, he said, "Both."
The report says Williams asked to see a picture of the child.
The arrest report says the officer--posing as the child's mother--asked WIlliams to bring condoms... to which Williams replied, "this is one of the first and greatest lessons one will learn."
He agreed to bring condoms. The report goes on to say Williams says he will first let her [the child] relax first.
The report says Williams solicited, lured or enticed the mother to consent to him having sexual contact with the child.
Williams was given the address.
Police say Williams rode his bicycle from Crawfordville to a home in Tallahassee to meet the child.
Officers arrested him outside of the doorway. They say he had condoms on him.
The report says Williams told officers that he was there to have sex with the mom. He stated he was interested in becoming a law enforcement officer.
The pastor of Jacob Chapel says he is saddened by the arrest and is praying for all involved.
In a written statement, he says, "As a spiritual leader, my first concern is for the SOUL of the individual, as well as the safety and security of our community. Therefore I am reserving any further comments until the full investigation has been completed."
Williams posted a $12,500 bond Wednesday. He was released from jail at about 9:30 a.m.
Also, another person caught in the sting was Ryan McCarthy who is facing three felony charges.
McCarthy is graduate student in the English Department at FSU. He was also a teaching assistant , but the dean of students tells us he has been relieved of his teaching duties.
She says McCarthy could be disciplined and even expelled, but the university can't make that decision until it has a chance to review all the information first.
Students tell us McCarthy was teaching an introduction to Shakespeare class in the Williams Building, but wasn't in class today (Wednesday.)
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UPDATED 10/19/11
The following is the official statement from Pastor O. Jermaine Simmons, Sr. of Jacob Chapel Baptist Church regarding the arrest of Kevin Williams:
The leadership and membership of the Jacob Chapel Baptist Church is saddened to learn of the recent arrest of our member and staff minister. As his pastor, I will continue to be prayerful with him, and for him, as the due process of the law takes its course.
As a spiritual leader, my first concern is for the SOUL of the individual, as well as the safety and security of our community. Therefore I am reserving any further comments until the full investigation has been completed, and the facts of this case have been revealed. At that time, the leadership and membership of Jacob Chapel will make a decision as to how we will address this issue.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Brother Williams, his family, and the entire community, and my sincere hope is that, in due time, the Lord and the law will bring clarity and closure to this sad turn of events.
Pastor O. Jermaine Simmons, Sr.
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UPDATED 10.19.2011 3:45pm
We are learning more about some of the men arrested in an underage sex sting.
31 year old Kevin Williams of Crawfordville was the only man arrested who arrived on a bicycle.
We learned today that Williams is a minister at Jacob Chapel Baptist Church off Lake Bradford Road in Tallahassee.
Arrest papers say he spoke with an undercover agent posing as the mother of a 12 year old girl.
32 year old Ryan McCarthy is a graduate teaching assistant at FSU. A university spokeswoman says McCarthy was immediately relieved of his teaching duties when they learned about his arrest.
Students tell us McCarthy was teaching a class called "Introduction to Shakespeare" in the Williams Building, but was not in class today.
We have also learned that 45 year old Jon Maxwell works in Leon County's Mosquito Control division.
Leon County spokesman Jon Brown says Maxwell started working for the county in January 2010 and passed a required background check.
Maxwell has been suspended without pay, he said.
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UPDATED 10.18.2011 7pm by Julie Montanaro
The lure of having sex with a young girl has landed 34 men behind bars in Tallahassee.
The sex sting is the biggest of its kind in the state so far. Undercover agents posing as girls - or their parents - say everyone arrested showed up to try to consumate a deal hatched on line.
"We'd like to think the people we meet on line are both friendly and harmless, but this is simply not the case. This investigation has revealed a disturbing number of individuals who have been actively targeting children in this community," Leon County Sheriff Larry Campbell said.
The men were all arrested in the span of one week for trying to have sex with underage girls.
Officers, deputies and marshals posing as 11 to 14 year olds on line say business was so brisk that they even arrested eight of men in the same day.
"The arrestees were steered by undercover investigators to a northeast Tallahassee location. Once they arrived, they were arrested and charged with crimes," Tallahassee Police Chief Dennis Jones said.
"We were using social networking sites. We were using chat rooms and we were using a lot of public classified ad type things. We really were were everywhere on the internet," said Mike Phillips, head of FDLE's Computer Crimes Center.
Among those arrested for computer solicitation of a minor:
-Brantley Hill a correctional officer at Jefferson C-I. A DOC spokeswoman confirms he has now been fired.
-Nathan Dygart, an attorney who worked for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. A spokeswoman says Dygart was fired Monday and did not have contact with any of the agency's customers.
-Tallahassee parks and rec employee Carlos Stephens. He has eight years of coaching and umpiring under his belt.
The Tallahassee Parks and Rec Director says he will start proceedings to fire the part time employee.
"We've done due diligence in doing background checks and drug screenings and he passed all those tests and has been a longtime employee of ours. I'm sickened by it honestly," director Dee Crumpler said.
Most of the men are from Tallahassee, but officers say several traveled long distance for their supposed sexual encounters.
Agents say Timothy Anderson traveled from Dothan, Alabama, Dustin Calloway traveled from Malone, Florida and Ricky Carver traveled from Orange Park, Florida.
Officers say one man, Kevin Williams of Crawfordville, even made the trek on his bicycle.
Agents added one more arrest this afternoon. FDLE says a man travelled from Jacksonville and was arrested at a park on Miccosukkee Road at 2:30 this afternoon.
An assistant state attorney says a solicitation charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and the traveling to meet a minor for sex charge can carry up to 15 years in prison.
Half of those arrested are actually charged with using a computer to solicit a "parent" for sex with a minor. Phillips says some agents posed as mothers and fathers willing to coordinate sexual encounters with their own children.
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UPDATE 10-18-2011 -- TPD Press Release --
During the week of October 10th-16th, the North Florida Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force or ICAC, led an operation dubbed TALLYOP- which stands for Taking All Lawful Links To Protect our Youth from Offenders and Predators. This operation was aimed at predatory on-line solicitation of children for sex. Throughout the week the arrestees were steered by undercover investigators to a North East Tallahassee location. Once they arrived, they were arrested and charged with the crimes you see listed in the attached packet.
“Throughout the week there were 40-45 law enforcement officers working at any given time, and it could not have been accomplished without everyone working together to meet the common goal of ridding the streets of these predators. I would like to say a special “thank you” to John Madsen who is the North Florida ICAC Task Force Commander. Without his help this week would not have been possible,” said Tallahassee Police Chief Dennis Jones.
The agencies participating were: TPD, LCSO, FDLE, US Marshal’s, Us Attorney’s Office, State Attorney’s Office, ICE, the Alachua Sheriff’s Office, the St. Johns Sheriff’s Office, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Wakulla County Sheriff’s Office.
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UPDATED 12:10pm by Julie Montanaro
An underage sex sting in Tallahassee turns out to be the biggest ICAC sting in the state so far.
The men arrested include an attorney, a correctional officer and a plumber.
Law officers arrested 34 men in seven days. They say all of them were willing to meet a young girl between the ages 11 and 14 for sex.
The sting lasted just one week from October 11th to October 16th. Officers, deputies, marshals and more connected with men on line and lured them with the promise of sex with a teenage girl.
"Our kids are on line every day from the cell phones to their computers, and we know they're running into these predators. We want to put ourselves as undercover officers in place of these kids so we can arrest every single one of them," said Mike Phillips with FDLE's Computer Crimes Center.
Most of the men are facing charges of using a computer to solicit sex with a minor and travelling to try to make it happen. One man even rode his bike to the rendezvous spot.
"Most of the men are from Tallahassee, but a few traveled quite a way. One is from Dothan, Alabama, one is from Malone, Florida in the panhandle and one is from Orange Park near Jacksonville.
A correctional officer was among those arrested. A Department of Corrections Spokeswoman says 21 year old Brantley Hill will likely be fired by the end of the day. She says he worked at Jefferson C-I for a little over a year as a housing officer.
Tallahassee attorney Nathan Dygart is also among those arrested. A member search on the Florida Bar web site says he is a 2009
graduate of FSU law school and a member of the young lawyers division.
Stefanie Walters with the state attorney's office says the men face up to five years in prison for on line solicitation and up to 15 years in prison for traveling to meet a minor for sex.
Some of the men could also face a federal charge which carries a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years.
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Tallahassee, Florida - October 18, 2011-
Officers announced the arrest of 34 men in a recent sting. Most are charged with using a computer to seduce a minor and traveling to meet a minor for sex.
Most of the men are from Tallahassee, but some traveled from as far away as Orange Park and Dothan.
The youngest man arrested is 18. There is also an attorney and a correctional officer on the list.
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