Local law enforcement officials arrested 22 people during an undercover sting called Operation Undertow. The sting took place from September 7, 2016 to September 11, 2016 in Florida. Undercover agents posed as teenagers on different websites and were contacted by people who agreed to meet the “teens” for sex. When the suspects arrived at the meeting location they were arrested. 22 men were arrested during the operation and the men targeted both male and female teenagers. The men arrested varied in age from 18 to 71 years old; a pastor at the First United Methodist Church of Pace, who volunteered at schools was also among those arrested. During the arrests, officials found various sex equipment and drugs in some of the suspects' vehicles. The
