VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – Seven people were arrested as part of an undercover operation in Volusia County this month, according to the sheriff’s office.
In a release, deputies said the joint initiative — dubbed “Operation Tor/Pedo” — targeted those using the internet to “target, meet and exploit children.”
Investigators announced that the head of Volusia Lacrosse — identified as 38-year-old Robert James “Coach Rosco” Rece of DeLeon Springs — was one of these arrests.
Rece was taken into custody on Saturday after he traveled to a gas station in Deltona to meet up with a “child” he met online, deputies explained.
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Other suspects arrested in the operation were identified as follows:
- Colton James Gregory, 19, of Eustis
- Brandon Pierre Rutledge, 35, of Altamonte Springs
- Logan Banks, 32, of Madison, Tennessee
- Dion Kendal Jackson, 31, of Daytona Beach
- Felix Mendez II, 28, of Port Orange
- Temur Khujabekov, 31, of Orlando (on tourist visa from Uzbekistan)
All suspects face charges of traveling to meet a minor, using a computer/Internet service to solicit a minor, and unlawful use of a two-way communication device, the sheriff’s office noted.