Ex-Rod Sox pitcher Austin Maddox was one in every of 27 people arrested in Florida as a part of an underage intercourse sting late final month, RadarOnline.com has discovered.
A mugshot obtained by RadarOnline.com reveals Maddox with a swollen eye and crimson marks on his face. Video captured the second he was cuffed after exiting a crimson pickup truck and strolling into a house stuffed with officers who tackled him to the bottom and apprehended him.
The 33-year-old former MLB star has denied wrongdoing after an arrest report indicated that Maddox allegedly started speaking with an secret agent pretending to be a minor woman.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Workplace launched the outcomes of their five-day “Operation Valiant Knights” bust on Monday, with Sheriff T.Okay. Waters claiming that Maddox “traveled with the intent of participating in sexual exercise with a 14-year-old baby” throughout a press convention.
Maddox and others agreed to satisfy the purported minors at pre-arranged places, the place they had been arrested by regulation enforcement officers on April 28, authorities stated. 24 folks had been arrested that day, and three extra had been arrested after a follow-up investigation, Waters stated.
The previous third-round choose was arrested on 4 costs together with touring to satisfy after utilizing a pc to seduce/solicit/lure a toddler, solicitation of a kid through laptop to interact in sexual conduct, illegal use of two-way communication machine, and produce/promote efficiency which incorporates sexual efficiency by a toddler, RadarOnline.com has discovered.
It is unclear if the 27 males know one another. These arrested vary in age from 19 to 69 years outdated and had been taken into custody for a mix of felonies together with coercing sexual exercise for human trafficking.
“JSO and our companions put the best precedence on the protection and safety of our youngsters. Because the web supplies new and scary alternatives for predators to victimize our youngsters, our investigators, together with these with our accomplice businesses will proceed to proactively determine and apprehend baby predators earlier than they’ve the chance to behave upon their perversions,” stated Waters.
Maddox is being held in jail on a $300,000 bond.
Protection legal professional James Hill, who’s representing Maddox, stated his shopper intends to struggle the allegations towards him and can enter a plea of not responsible.