{"id":59142,"date":"2025-11-17T23:17:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T04:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=59142"},"modified":"2025-11-17T23:17:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T04:17:52","slug":"hope-house-executive-director-charged-with-distribution-of-sexually-explicit-images-see-affidavit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/11\/17\/hope-house-executive-director-charged-with-distribution-of-sexually-explicit-images-see-affidavit\/","title":{"rendered":"Hope House executive director charged with distribution of sexually explicit images: See AFFIDAVIT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two women were arrested in Lakeland on Monday, one of them the executive director of Hope House in Bartow, after being accused of sexual cyber harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n

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According to the Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office, 36-year-old Kristina Taylor and 36-year-old Tara Johnson distributed sexually explicit images of a man without his permission.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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The investigation began on Oct. 26, when deputies discovered that the victim\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Taylor, and her friend, Johnson, found out he was dating someone new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PCSO detectives said that Johnson told them she had concerns about the victim\u2019s character, so when she found out he had a new girlfriend, she reached out to the woman via Facebook and the two began exchanging messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detectives said that Johnson then sent the explicit photos and video of the victim and Taylor to the new girlfriend.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detectives determined that both Taylor and Johnson electronically distributed sexually explicit images of the victim without his consent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Polk County Sheriff\u2019s Office arrested Taylor and Johnson and charged them with sexual cyber harassment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Detectives said that Johnson is the executive director of Hope House in Bartow.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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