PENSACOLA, Fla. – Thirteen people are facing serious charges following a major multi-agency sting operation targeting online child predators in Northwest Florida.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) led Operation Twelve Parsecs, a five-day undercover effort that focused on identifying individuals attempting to engage in sexually explicit communications with minors, transmit child sexual abuse material, or arrange to meet minors for sexual activity.
FDLE partnered with the Florida Highway Patrol, Florida Department of Agriculture, Homeland Security Investigations, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, U.S. Marshals Service, Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office, Gulf Breeze Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lake City Police Department.
The following individuals were arrested and charged as a result of the operation:
- Nicholas Beech, 27, of Eight Mile, Ala.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony; transmission of harmful material to a minor - Marshall Blansett, 39, of Pensacola, Fla.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony; transmission of harmful material to a minor - Duran Brown, 18, of Pensacola, Fla.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony - Royce Cromer, 39, of Pensacola, Fla.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony - Micah Costner, 18, of Gulf Shores, Ala.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony - Christopher Glover, 47, of Grand Bay, Ala.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony; transmission of harmful material to a minor; resisting arrest without violence - David Girard, 70, of Robertsdale, Ala.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony - Noah Kimmons, 19, of Pensacola, Fla.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony - William Pierce, 52, of Pensacola, Fla.
Charges: Transmission of harmful material to a minor; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony; promoting the sexual performance by a child - Robby Robertson, 47, of Pensacola, Fla.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony - Ricardo Del Rosario, 38, of Pensacola, Fla.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony - Ranger Shindle, 19, of Crestview, Fla.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony; transmission of harmful material to a minor - Chad Wren, 56, of Pensacola, Fla.
Charges: Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a minor to engage in sexual conduct; travel to meet a minor for sexual activity; use of a two-way communication device to facilitate a felony
The cases will be prosecuted by the State Attorney’s Office for the First Judicial Circuit. FDLE noted that the investigation remains active and additional arrests are possible.
In a related initiative, FDLE and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office also conducted a three-day enforcement operation to verify the residential addresses of registered sexual offenders and predators. Investigators made contact with 130 registrants during that effort.
FDLE emphasized its continued commitment to protecting children through proactive enforcement and collaboration with local, state, and federal partners to stop online exploitation.
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