Thursday, November 7, 2024

2 Airmen and an Air Force Recruit Busted in Large-Scale Prostitution Sting in Florida

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Two active-duty airmen and an Force candidate were arrested as part of a 228-person sting operation conducted by multiple law enforcement and state agencies across central Florida, according to a Tuesday statement by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The sting was part of an eight-day undercover human-trafficking operation, “Operation March Sadness 2024,” with the two service members and one trainee arrested for solicitation of prostitution.

“We are always surprised when we make arrests of those who dedicate their lives to public service, such as law enforcement officers, or who are in the ,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said in an email to Military.com. “Hopefully, these arrests will serve as a wake-up call to these airmen, and they will discontinue violating Florida’s laws before they lose what should be a very honorable career serving our country.”

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According to an affidavit obtained by Military.com, Treykeoun Giles, 26, was arrested for soliciting another to commit prostitution. Giles identified himself to police as an aircraft mechanic stationed at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

Giles allegedly told police he went online to meet a girl because of stress he was under from his job in the Air Force. The affidavit revealed that Giles had contacted an undercover agent posing as a prostitute…

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