On Tuesday, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that over 100 children from around the world had been rescued from suspected predators.
The multi-agency operation, based in Florida, reportedly facilitated the recovery of 163 missing and endangered children across five continents. Operation Statewide Shield involved cooperation between local, federal and foreign law enforcement agencies, where officials spent five days tracking down and rescuing the children. Some of them were runaways while others were trafficked, neglected, abused or abandoned, Uthmeier explained during a press conference on the operation’s success.
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AG James Uthmeier joins FDLE Commissioner Glass in Tampa to Announce the Rescue and Recovery of 163 Missing Children https://t.co/f2oVE2cLhc
— Attorney General James Uthmeier (@AGJamesUthmeier) August 25, 2026
“Many of these kids have been victimized by those who prey on the most vulnerable,” he said, adding that the operation ensured “these children are now safe and receiving the care they deserve.”
“Florida will continue leading the recovery of missing children, hunting down every predator and prosecuting abusers to the fullest extent of the law.”
According to the attorney general’s office, the children were recovered in a wide variety of locations, such as Florida, Alabama, California, Ohio, New York, North Carolina, Puerto Rico and Tennessee. They also found children in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Dominica, Finland, Ghana, Guatemala, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Spain and Taiwan.
Three arrests have been made in connection with the operation so far, with a number of investigations underway and more arrests expected in the future.
“Michael Prescott was arrested on Aug. 21 by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, one count of felony battery and one count of aggravated assault,” Fox News reported.
“Robert Ferral Allison was arrested on Aug. 20 by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. He was charged with lewd and lascivious battery on a victim 12 to 16 years old,” the article continued. Jayden Allen Harwood, according to Uthmeier’s office, was arrested on charges of interference in a child custody case and resisting officers without violence.
Those children rescued will receive care from services like child welfare professionals, social servives, medical professionals and victim advocates. Some were reunited with their families while others were taken to foster care.
“Providing critical assistance were numerous municipal law enforcement agencies and federal partners, and 13 Florida sheriff’s offices including Manatee, Sarasota, Jacksonville, Clay, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Flagler, Orange, Escambia, Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas, Uthmeier said,” Fox wrote.
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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