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MAGA influencer Craig Long arrested in Polk County prostitution sting

politicsMay 2, 2026254,666

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd arrested MAGA influencer Craig Long of Tampa during a prostitution sting that netted 266 people. Polk County Sheriff's Office says Long, who owns Craig Long Fitness, contacted an undercover detective posing as a sex worker and offered $100 for "something quick." Judd publicly called out Long's large social media reach and marital status while stressing the operation targeted prostitution-related and human trafficking offenses, signaling law enforcement's broader push against sex trafficking in the county.

Joyce White Vance
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

A Florida Republican Sheriff, Grady Judd, announced the arrest of 266 defendants in a sex trafficking scheme & minced no words. He identified influencer Craig Long, who he said moved in high circles including with the president, holding up a picture of Long with Trump www.youtube.com/watch?v=x03q...

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ftwaygal.bsky.social134

Is there anyone in magaland that isn’t a sexual predator

Chris⚖️Justice91

Craig Long: Shocker, ANOTHER sex trafficker friend of Trump's!!

Antifa H.R. Manager on Blueskee41

If you want to really see the irony of this... Craig Long's TikTok account is a study in worship of the current regime.

Peter Alexander Tv36

NEWS: The Spirit Airlines shutdown will leave more than 17,000 people without a job.

Lpeterp29

Trump Crime Family tentacles spread wide.

Cang Long: snarkmaxxing!29

So, that's a minimum of two sex traffickers who have linked with him. I sense a pattern....

Okhomegrown26

Oh look NOT an immigrant NOT a drag Queen NOT a trans person AGAIN

Dave21

Pedo party. The new maga

karenaxell.bsky.social21

Omg “He got arrested. Influence that for a while.”

Damion Schubert20

Okay, but when the sheriff said, "He's an influencer ... he's got 125 followers on instagram and 168 followers on tiktok..." my first response is 'that's a very... inclusive definition of influencer.'

Michelle likes democracy.16

Judd was named as a DeSantis ally in a daily beast article, and was appointed by Trump to a committee in FL, but recently it seems he’s broken with MAGA at least a couple times. Good.

k8delgado.bsky.social14

Oh no, not again…and again…and again…and—-You get the message✊🏻🙄

Charles Gaba ✡️12

Clarification: That’s 568 THOUSAND followers on TikTok:

Lightning Six12

“Influence that for a while” 🔥

BlueHeart11

Could it be another 🧩 of the Epstein puzzle????

Pugz8647☮️🌈🎀👶🐶11

I didn't even know who he was until right now.😂

Sir Chumlee10

I'm sure Junior and Eric have sampled his wares. And Gaetz, Miller, Bannon, Jason Miller, ALL OF THEM.

Snarky McSnark10

Donald Trump and a sex trafficker, how against type is that?!!!

Aurelius10

Only scumbags associate with Don Trump. He attracts stupid criminals, pedophiles, grifters, racists and rapists. Turds of a fucking feather.

littleharbor1992.bsky.social9

I’m seeing a trend here. Pedophiles, sex traffickers, fraudsters, grifters, etc. What changed? Oh. Right. Pardons coming soon.

Vixxie🇨🇦🇸🇮❤️🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️8

No surprise he runs around in the same circles as the pedophile president!! Bravo for the police department to show a pic of a human trafficker and a pedophile president in the same picture! 👏😁👏😁

Arabella6

How logical. The enormous profitability of the Epstein empire must mean that it is not extinct at all but merely flourishing in another form. The 266 people arrested are doubtless the exploited women and not the male customers.

Pa.gal5

This should be huge. Plastered everywhere.

bopgun22.bsky.social5

What? Republican integrity in Florida? Does he have a contractor brother in law that was stiffed by Trump? I have questions.

Maria Rodriguez ❌👑🇺🇸5

Late night rant on the horizon.

I am an island4

According to people in the area, something like this from Grady Judd is significant.

Just Kris4

Disgusting and commonplace to an unfathomable degree. I’m actually surprised the sheriff held up a photo with the pedo in chief pictured. Makes ya wonder. Not. The worst human beings in the world live here.

Stop the World 🌎I Wanna Get Off4

Lived in west central Florida for many years - Grady was on TV almost every night and yes, he does NOT mince words at all. Bravo, Grady (and he’s a Trump fan too).

🕊️ ✨ MomsRobin 🧬 🐾 🏈 ⚾️ 🔵 🇺🇸 🇺🇦🇬🇱3

This is huge! Grady Judd is more than a Florida Republican, he’s a staunch MAGA Republican!!!

MaMaDonnae3

Anyone else see a pattern here?

am-mccarthy.bsky.social3

It's time to start turning over the rocks of the rich and powerful. bsky.app/profile/drja...

phoebeshumanmom.bsky.social3

I saw this. Are we surprised? I listened to a podcast this afternoon @wajali.bsky.social aired today. His guest was Ellie Leonard. Today's discussion centered around Michael Wolff, the Epstein Files & Ms. Leonard's finds upon her review of the released files. Holy Moly! This is so extensive!

Heidi CanisLupusFamiliaris3

"I don't know him....I never met him". 👍TYFYATTM

Lawrence3

Trump will pardon him cuz he was targeted by the radical left.. watch...

Anna Lynch2

I love this cop's energy!

skyler 🌿2

Grady Judd is very conservative and also loves doing big showy press conferences whenever there's a big case in his county. I'm kind of surprised to see him hit someone "on his own team" like this, he rarely does.

Boudicasal2

It’s a bit of a shocker that Grady Judd did this. Until very recently he was perceived as a staunch Trump supporter. He recently came out saying ICE should not be arresting people without cause. This is a bit of “ hell has frozen over” for us in Central Florida.

Nothin’ but Blue Skies from now on2

Trump : “I wish him well”

Andi Johnson2

And the plot deepens. How very disgusting.

Laura Cence2

It’s amazing how many pedophiles and sexual predators trump knows personally. I mean, that’s not normal!

1.618 DGR2

The irony that it’s Grady Judd shouldn’t be lost here. He’s a real asshole

thedentalmama.bsky.social2

MAGA as a movement is predatory.

aim70.bsky.social2

Says it like it is 👍🏼

stopjd.bsky.social2

Fucking sickos. Grady doesn’t play around.

Virginia2

That’s a big deal, Judd is not a democrat in any shape or form, but he really hates people who prey upon children.

Modeka2

BREAKING: PEDOPHILE AND HIS DRUNKEN SIDE IDIOT HUMILIATED AS IRAN HAS HAD ENOUGH OF THE FOOLISHNESS ! bsky.app/profile/mick...

casual-friday.bsky.social2

Sheriff Grady seems to enjoy the spotlight. Good for him.

Julia2

Long-winded but I think you'll like his final comment @mayorcooley.bsky.social

RichLBI2

Pedophiles seem to gravitate to each other.

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