Grady Judd: Sex trafficking Santa arrested in sting

Name: Grady Judd: Sex trafficking Santa arrested in sting
Uploaded: 2026-04-30T13:27:41Z
Duration: 10 min 24 s
Description: A Florida man known for playing Santa Claus at Polk County Christmas events was one of nearly 20 people arrested during an undercover operation that focused on child predators. According to police 68-year-old Thomas Allen Hicks, who often plays Santa, responded to an ad on a known prostitution site. The ad was posted by an undercover detective that offered a 15-year-old girl for sex.

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A Florida man known for playing Santa Claus at Polk County Christmas events was one of nearly 20 people arrested during an undercover operation that focused on child predators. According to police 68-year-old Thomas Allen Hicks, who often plays Santa, responded to an ad on a known prostitution site. The ad was posted by an undercover detective that offered a 15-year-old girl for sex.