Florida: Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister’s sheriff publicized sex sting. Did it target gay men?

Hillsborough’s sheriff publicized a sex sting. Did it target gay men?

Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister announced the September arrests of 11 men with a series of sound bites delivered via YouTube. “These vile acts by these men took place in a park, the same place where our children play,” said Chronister, who’s running for re-election. Then in another snippet: “These men made these parks their personal playground for their deviant behavior. It will not be tolerated.” But these men weren’t accused of high-level felonies. They faced low-level misdemeanors on par with trespassing. Each of them, according to arrest reports, had gone to a local park and struck up a conversation with ...

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