Overview
- Authorities made nine arrests, with investigations ongoing and potential counts that include human trafficking, child endangerment, and custodial interference.
- Victims ranged from ages one to 17, including a one-year-old from Leon County found in Baton Rouge and a one-year-old with a 17-year-old from Okaloosa County located near Jackson, Mississippi.
- Individual recoveries included a 13-year-old missing for eight months found in Jacksonville and a 15-year-old located in Ocala after an alleged non-custodial abduction.
- Roughly 80 personnel from 25 agencies coordinated across North Florida and neighboring states, with additional recoveries in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
- Recovered children received medical care, food, and advocacy services as Florida’s attorney general pledged the strongest possible prosecutions.