If you buy children online, we will post your name online

This is Part 1 of a 2-part post.

Yesterday the Sheriff's Office of Osceola County, Florida,  arrested 40 men for attempting to buy sex with children.

The arrests include a swim coach, a professional golfer on the Senior PGA Tour, an 8th-grade teacher, business professionals, 8 college students, and many others.

I just came from a meeting with one of the detectives involved in the sting and I'll report on that tomorrow. I'm still processing the mind-boggling information he shared.

Meanwhile, to the men buying children, here is our promise: If you buy children online, we will post your name online. And here you are--all 40 of you including your photos and occupations.

(This information is publicly available on the Osceola County Sheriff's Office website here, along with more information about each person arrested.)

1. Frederick David Adams, Naples, FL. Occupation: High School Student
2. Samer Japer Al-Hubaydi, Daytona Beach, FL. Occupation: Student, Embry-Riddle
3. Jason Bacchus, Winter Garden, FL. Occupation: Sales Representative, Cell Phone Distributor
4. Christopher Baker, Kissimmee, FL. Occupation: Unemployed
5. Christopher Batman, Wesley Chapel, FL. Occupation: Self-Employed
6. Marvin Alfonson Bell, Valrico, FL. Occupation: College Student
7. Dennis Bluemke, Clermont, FL. Occupation: Fencing
8. Charles James Buffington, Deltona, FL. Occupation: Construction
9. Sergio Cardenas, Auburndale, FL, Occupation: Unemployed
10. Lucas Bartholomew Clarke, Winter Park, FL. Occupation: Student, Golf Academy of America
11. Shane Daniel Cousins, Kissimmee FL. Occupation: Soldier, U.S. Army Reserves
12. Gary J. Durso, Palm Coast, FL. Occupation: Areole Technician
13. Josean Javier Gaston, Orlando, FL. Occupation: Student
14. Carlos Gomez, Winter Park, FL. Occupation: Unemployed
15. Justin Joseph Hall, Kissimmee, FL. Occupation: Student
16. Dell Rio Highsmith, DFargo, GA. Occupation: Retired Bee Keeper
17. Cornellus Eugene Hunt, Orlando, FL. Occupation: Student
18. Phillip Dale Jones, Winter Haven, FL. Occupation: Unemployed
19. Roger Dale Mathews, Lakeland, FL. Occupation: Plant Manager
20. Joseph Matz, Williamstown NJ. Occupation: Unemployed
21. Carl David Brooks Newsome, Fairhope, AL. Occupation: Unknown
22. Ryu Nolin, Edgewater, FL. Occupation: Personal Trainer
23. Craig Alan Parsel, Jr. Occupation: Warehouse Clerk
24. Eric Dennard Payne, Jr., Orlando, FL. Occupation: Dispatcher
25. Ahmidullah Popal, Flushing, NY. Occupation: Wholesale Dealer
26. Nigel Rattan, Mt. Dora, FL. Occupation: Self-Employed
27. Milton Benjamin Richardson, Palm Bay, FL. Occupation: Engineer
28. Kegan Ritchie, Port Orange, FL. Occupation: Student
29. Alexander Roy, Port St. Lucie, FL. Occupation: Eighth Grade Teacher
30. Kenneth Sinisi, South Daytona, FL. Occupation: Unemployed
31. Andrew Louis Skinner, Windermere, FL. Occupation: Vendor
32. Jay S. Soni, Orlando, FL. Occupation: Sales Representative
33. Frederick Charles Spreng, Windermere, FL. Occupation: Manager
34. Warren Lee Staples, St. Cloud, FL. Occupation: Public Works
35. Winston Alexander Stephens, Shreveport, LA. Occupation: Student, Full Sail University
36. Christopher Stewart, Kissimmee, FL. Occupation: Truck Loader
37. Ryan Stickle, Sammamish, WA. Occupation: Consultant
38. Samuel Dean Straitiff, Deland, FL. Occupation: Information Technology
39. Stephen Wesley Thomas, Meridian, MS. Occupation: Professional Golfer
40. Bryan Allan Woodward, Gainesville, FL. Occupation: Head Swim Coach, Gator Swim Club

Please check back here tomorrow when I'll post Part 2 -- a report on the meeting with one of the undercover investigators involved in the sting. Or subscribe to this blog by using the "Get email updates" button in the upper left.

 

 

 

Comments

[Georgia May]

I guess Diana has never heard of innocent until proven guilty.

[Alison]

I can't wait to hear what the investigator told you. I grew up in Osceola County and we just recently moved to Fairhope Alabama. A friend from high school posted a link to the news article and when I read it there was someone from Fairhope! I googled his name and HE LIVES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD! How weird is that? And we live in a neighborhood with tons of kids and we're right next to an elementary school. I feel like I'm in the Twilight Zone. From what I've heard his wife is letting him stay because she doesn't think he did anything wrong.

[Deanna]

You go Osceola County PD!! Congratulations!

Way to go Diane, love the photos to go with the names. It should be on a billboard.

The sad thing is they are just the tip of the iceberg and it's going on in every city across the country.