Former Red Sox Pitcher Tackled to the Ground, Arrested in Child Sex Sting Operation

In 2017, Austin Dean Maddox stepped to the mound as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox.
And now he is among 27 men arrested in a child sex sting in Florida.
Maddox, 33, was arrested April 28 by the Jacksonville Sherriff’s Office after a sting called Operation Valiant Knights in which the sheriff’s office and its partners arrested men they charged with seeking sex from underage individuals, according to WBTS-TV in Boston.

He faces four felony charges: Traveling to meet after using a computer to seduce/solicit/lure a child; soliciting a child by computer; unlawful use of a communication device; and producing or promoting a performance that includes sexual perfor …