TAMPA — State leaders, including Attorney General James Uthmeier, said Monday that more than 120 children were recovered or located during “Operation Home for the Holidays.”

Uthmeier said it was one of the largest child-recovery operations in American history.

“This operation highlights the strength and diligence of Florida’s Law Enforcement. I am deeply grateful for everyone that made Operation Home for the Holidays a massive success," he said. "Many of these kids have been victimized in unspeakable ways. We will prosecute their abusers to the fullest extent of the law."

Over a two-week span, a multi-agency task force located vulnerable youth throughout the state, including 57 children in the Tampa Bay region, 14 in Orlando, 22 in Jacksonville, and 29 in Fort Myers.

The operation also

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