A Santa Claus performer and 18 others were arrested in a Florida sting targeting suspects accused of attempting to meet minors for sex.

Santa Claus was arrested in Florida this week as part of a child sex sting operation, and the sheriff there is not holding back. “He’s a pedophile,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told news outlets ...

Thomas Hicks, 68, of Lakeland, faces numerous charges including human trafficking and using a computer to seduce a child.

A man who played Santa Claus, Thomas Allen Hicks, at Polk County Christmas events was arrested during an undercover operation – Operation Child Protector VIII.

Polk County Sheriff's Office held a weeklong child predator sting resulting in 19 individuals arrested, including Lakeland's ...

A MAN who spent years playing Santa Claus at major community events has been arrested after allegedly trying to pay $200 to have sex with a 13-year-old girl in an undercover sting. The shocking ...

“Now I want all of the children watching this to know, it’s not the real Santa Claus,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

“Thousands and thousands and thousands of children have sat on this guy’s lap thinking he was Santa Claus when, in fact, he ...