Red Sox Super Star pitcher arrested in Florida as part of underage sex sting and trafficking

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

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.

Maddox was one of 27 people arrested as part of a multi-agency operation late last month.Jacksonville Police Department

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.

Maddox, 33, began communicating with an undercover agent pretending to be an underage girl on April 28, an arrest report said.

He expressed his intent to have sex with the girl even after she told him that she was 14, officials said.

Maddox agreed to meet the girl at a pre-arranged location, where he was arrested by law enforcement officers, authorities said.

He is charged with four felony counts, including traveling to meet after using a computer to solicit a child. He is being held in jail on a $300,000 bond.
The former baseball player agreed to meet the girl at a pre-arranged location.Jacksonville Police Department

Maddox played college ball for the University of Florida and was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in 2012.