A Former Red Sox Pitcher Is Arrested in an Underage Sex Sting — the World Looks for His Wife
Austin Maddox was one in all 27 males arrested in a multi-agency child predator sting. It was once known as Operation Valiant Knights.
By Jennifer TisdaleMay 21 2024, Published 1:21 p.m. ET
Content warning: This article discusses child sexual abuse.
For 3 years within the mid-2000s, the arena was obsessive about a in particular harrowing NBC display. Every episode featured permutations of the same traumatic tale. A group of investigators posed as underage youngsters, then engaged in conversations with adults who were looking to strike up a sexual dating with those kids. When these possible predators arrived at the space where the kid supposedly was, host Chris Hansen would appear and tell them to have a seat, "right over there."
To Catch a Predator used to be each eye opening and sickening. Despite being very aware of the display, we were not prepared for a other version. May 2024, video of the arrest of a former Red Sox pitcher used to be uploaded to social media. Austin Maddox was once allegedly meeting a 14 year-old girl, however instead, he met a house filled with regulation enforcement. And while this should be the priority, other people wanted to grasp if someone like that may be able to be married.
Is Austin Maddox married?
According to the Daily Mail, Maddox is not married. Unfortunately in a desperate try to uncover as a lot private information about him as conceivable, web half-sleuths mistakenly concept he was. As news of Maddox's alleged crime spread, the name Ashley Maddox used to be temporarily connected to his.
If your identify is Austin Maddox and you didn't play for the Red Sox, you may well be on the receiving end of some awkward questions. Take "digital marketing and media dude" Austin Maddox who recently lives in Waco, Texas. He's clearly having a heck of a day because as of the time of this writing, he had to update his own website with a shocking message. "I am not the Ex-Red Sox pitcher that was recently arrested in Florida," he wrote. "Same name, different person." This guy, on the other hand, is married to Ashley.
What did former Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox allegedly do?
CBS News reported that Maddox used to be considered one of 27 other folks arrested in Florida in what police are calling a "child predator operation. The arrests themselves happened in late April 2024 and were carried out as part of a multi-agency operation. At a news conference on May 20, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said Operation Valiant Knights was "interested in identifying and arresting those who use the internet to sexually exploit youngsters."
He went on to say that Maddox had "traveled with the intent of enticing in sexual process with a 14-year-old kid." Maddox, who was 33 at the time of his arrest, continued to express an interest in having sex with who he thought was an underage child after she told him her age. After agreeing to a meeting spot, he arrived and was taken into custody by law enforcement. Maddox initially resisted arrest which forced police to involve their K-9 unit.
Video of the multiple arrests was released by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. At least one man was trying to sexually exploit a minor he believed was 8 years-old. Another by the name of Robert Lee Suitor arrived with a handgun as well as MDMA, which is an illegal drug. Yet another individual worked at a school as a maintenance man and sent nude photos to "detectives whom he thought were a 13 year-old lady." Detectives assured media their investigations were far from over.
Report online or in-person sexual abuse of a child or teen by calling the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453 or visiting childhelp.org. Learn more about the warning signs of child abuse at RAINN.org.
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