TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A year-long joint operation in Florida resulted within the arrests of 44 intercourse offenders who authorities stated had been caught with on-line courting profiles on platforms like Match.com.
In keeping with officers, Match Group Americas — which owns and operates a number of on-line courting functions, together with Match.com, Tinder, Hinge and Loads of Fish — prohibits sexual offenders from utilizing their websites.
The Florida Division of Legislation Enforcement (FDLE), Tampa Police Division, and U.S. Marshals Service all partnered with the net courting firm to trace down intercourse offenders who had unreported accounts.
All confirmed accounts had been instantly terminated, and the 44 suspects had been arrested. Authorities stated the suspects included each sexual offenders and sexual predators, which Florida legislation differentiates by the severity of their crimes.
These arrested through the operation embrace:
| Jose Aguirre, sexual offender | Michael Long, sexual offender |
| Charles Allen, sexual PREDATOR | Leonardo Lopez-Navarro, sexual offender |
| Donnell Armstead, sexual offender | Kristipher Mathis, sexual offender |
| Nicolas Bergin, sexual offender | Kirt Mclane, sexual offender |
| Marcus Bostic, sexual offender | Jeffrey Mentzer, sexual offender |
| Jack Bozeman, sexual offender | Gregory Miller, sexual PREDATOR |
| Donald Brown, sexual offender | Cheryl Vazquez, sexual PREDATOR |
| Christopher Burston, sexual offender | Jorge Nieto, sexual offender |
| David Coronel, sexual offender | Jacqueline Numata, sexual offender |
| Anna Cosenza, sexual offender | Stephen Olman, sexual PREDATOR |
| Gary Daughtry, sexual offender | Arthur Passeri, sexual offender |
| Jacob Doyle, sexual offender | Geremi Pierce, sexual offender |
| Isaac Edwards, sexual offender | Howard Renew, sexual offender |
| Gary Eichner, sexual offender | Salvador Rivera, sexual offender |
| Garry Gallagher, sexual offender | Anthony Rodriguez, sexual offender |
| Robert Gibson, sexual offender | Ian Rouse, sexual offender |
| Bernard Gold, sexual offender | Michael Rowland, sexual offender |
| Julius Halyard, sexual PREDATOR | Paul Shamonsky, sexual offender |
| Chad Hanson, sexual offender | Matthew Spedding, sexual offender |
| James Hill, sexual offender | William Stratman, sexual offender |
| Daimanion Jones, sexual PREDATOR | Guarionex Villate, sexual offender |
| Johnnie Lane, sexual offender | Bakeebakeem Whitfield, sexual offender |
A few of these arrested have been convicted of crimes like sexual battery of a kid and lewdly fondling or assaulting a toddler.
