Fort Lauderdale, FL. – Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested a Fort Lauderdale police officer Wednesday afternoon on two counts of ‘transmission of material harmful to a minor.’
On Tuesday, March 23, BSO detectives received a tip from a Minnesota Human Trafficking Investigators Taskforce regarding a police officer in Fort Lauderdale engaging in online chats with who he believed was underage.
Detectives identified the man as Louis Walsh. Detectives say they used a photo sent to them from Minnesota detectives to confirm Walsh’s identity. Minnesota investigators said on at least two occasions, Walsh engaged in sexual conversations with an undercover detective who he believed was a minor female. Investigators said Walsh sent a photo of himself and exposed his private area.
Walsh was arrested on March 24 at the Fort Lauderdale Police Department. Through their investigation, BSO detectives learned that Walsh works special security details at Cardinal Gibbons High School and St. Anthony Catholic School. Detectives also said Walsh is a wrestling coach at Cardinal Gibbons.
His department has placed him on administrative leave without pay and issued this statement: pic.twitter.com/Hp9vZByABE
— Frank Guzman (@fguzmanon7) March 24, 2021
