A former NFL linebacker was one in every of greater than 250 individuals arrested in an enormous human-trafficking sting in Florida, with three dozen unlawful immigrants additionally busted, in accordance with officers.
Adarius Taylor — who performed seven NFL seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Carolina Panthers and the Cleveland Browns — was arrested final month as a part of a multi-agency crackdown dubbed “Operation Idiot Round and Discover Out,” the Polk County Sheriff’s Workplace stated.
Taylor, 34, allegedly introduced his 6-year-old to the sting web site and left the kid within the automotive when he went inside, Sheriff Grady Judd stated, in accordance with the Orlando Sentinel.
“Clearly he should have hit one too many individuals as a linebacker, as a result of his mind cells are scrambled,” Judd stated.
The kid was instantly taken into custody by the Florida Division of Kids and Households, which assisted with the operation.
The retired defender was among the many 255 individuals — together with 36 unlawful immigrants — busted within the nine-day police operation between Might 2 and Might 10 within the Sunshine State.
Taylor was charged with felony negligent baby abuse with out bodily hurt and misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution prices, in accordance with his arrest affidavit.
Of the 255 arrested, 141 had been charged with soliciting prostitutes, 93 with providing to commit prostitution, 10 with offenses associated to prostitution resembling aiding and abetting or transporting prostitutes and 11 with touring to fulfill a minor for intercourse or different baby intercourse crimes, police stated.
4 individuals had been recognized as potential human trafficking victims and supplied companies, in accordance with Judd.
Taylor final performed within the professionals in 2020 with the Carolina Panthers, the place he began in two video games.
