17 people were arrested in Florida as local police smashed a child pornography ring. Part of the group were two Disney employees were arrested in a sting operation orchestrated by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.
They were among 17 men Southern American Natives were arrested in an undercover sting operation, according to a press release from the agency. However, local sources have said that this was only a small part of the team and the others are located around Florida and Texas.
Brett Kinney, 40, of Lake Alfred, Florida, told investigators he was a guest experience manager at Disney World, according to the release. Kinney was arrested and charged with one count of promotion of child pornography and 24 counts of possession of child pornography-enhanced, the release said.
A second Disney employee, Donald Durr Jr., was also arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Durr, 52, of Davenport, Florida, told investigators he was a custodial worker at Walt Disney Resorts. He was arrested and charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promotion of sexual performance by a child.
A Disney spokesperson said that Kinney was no longer employed with the company following his arrest in the sting and Donald Durr was on leave.
In the release, the sheriff’s office alleges that Kinney would search online for images of boys from toddlers to 10 years old. He was caught during a peer- to -peer investigation of alleged child pornography. Donald Durr described himself during an interview with detectives as “a pervert, but not a monster,”
When confronted by investigators, Kinney told them that he had an addiction to child pornography and had been viewing it for 22 years.
