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Boston Red Sox Pitcher arrested in FL in underage sex sting

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Austin Maddox was arrested in Florida as part of an underage sex sting, authorities announced Monday.

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Maddox was one of 27 people arrested as part of a multi-agency operation late last month, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said. 

They are accused of soliciting sex over the internet from people who they believed were children, officials said.

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James Hill, a defense attorney for Maddox, said he intends to fight the allegations against him and will enter a plea of not guilty should formal charges be filed.

By The Associated Press

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