NASSAU COUNTY, Fla — Parents often say, “This could never happen to my child,” but undercover detectives, and even a convicted offender, are showing exactly how predators operate online and in person.

First Coast News is revealing how sex predators operate in a four-part series, "Child Sex Predators," in an effort to help parents keep their children safe.

RELATED: Child Sex Predators Part 1: Inside an undercover Florida sting operation targeting online predators

Reporter Jeannie Blaylock sat down with an offender from a past sting, who revealed the code words and psychology he used to groom what he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Detectives say they see these same tricks every day.

Two stings, 31 arrests

The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 31 men in just two 2025 oper

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