Human trafficking case nets arrest of Brevard jail deputy, Melbourne man – Florida Today

April 21, 2026, 11:09 a.m. ET An investigation into a teen’s sexual abuse report uncovered a human trafficking operation in Brevard County. A 26-year-old man was arrested for trafficking the teen, whom he met on Snapchat and filmed with clients. A Brevard County corrections officer was also arrested for unlawful sexual activity with the minor. An investigation into an underage teen’s report of sexual abuse uncovered a human trafficking operation that netted the arrests of a Brevard County corrections officer and the teen’s 26-year-old trafficker, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey said. Other arrests could be made as Brevard County sheriff’s investigators sort through videos taken of the teen with nearly 50 clients that the sheriff’s office said she was forced to engage in sex with over a two-year period. The unidentified teen met her trafficker on Snapchat, the sheriff’s department said. Ivey announced the results of the investigation on Monday, April 20, following the arrest of Antonio Gilbert Granados, of Melbourne, on charges of human trafficking, promotion of sexual performance by a child and possession of material depicting the sexual performance of a child. “He preyed upon a teenager, he trafficked her, he prostituted her and he emotionally and physically
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