Child porn sting nets multiple arrests in Polk

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has arrested 39 people in a child pornography sting, and deputies are looking for six more suspects.

"Most of the pictures are children 4, 5, 6, 7 years old," Assistant State Attorney Brad Copley said.

Some of the children were toddlers, still in the crib, Copley said during a news conference Thursday morning.

The sting operation, dubbed Operation Child Shield, began in January, investigators said.

In at least one case, investigators found more than 10,000 images and videos of child pornography on one computer.

"We have one video clip that instructs child predators and child rapists how to have sex with children between the ages of birth and 8 years of age," Sheriff Grady Judd said.

The images are graphic, Copley said. "When they started putting sound with these movies - and I'm not talking about a music background; I'm talking about hearing the little children cry - the first time I heard a child say, 'Stop, Daddy, it hurts,' it was tough."

This was the largest operation of its kind in Florida, Judd said. Much of the pornography is available online.

"If those making millions and billions of dollars running servers aren't going to police themselves, maybe the federal government and the state government needs to take a much stricter approach," Judd said.

A former Polk County deputy, a retired school teacher, a pizza deliveryman and a radio technician were among those arrested. Four of the suspects are teenagers.

Here are the names of the suspects still on the loose, according to sheriff's office spokeswoman Donna Wood:

• Jean-Pierre Johnson faces 40 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promotion of child pornography

• David Soli faces 40 counts of possession of child pornography.

• Douglas Kulda faces 40 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promotion of child pornography.

• Clarence Williams faces 50 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promotion of child pornography.

• Scott Liberatore faces 40 counts of possession of child pornography.

• Jose Ornelas faces 30 counts of possession of child pornography.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of these suspects is asked to contact the Polk County Sheriff's Office at (863) 534-6200.