Georgia Deputy Police Chief Solicited Prostitute in FL: Sheriff

POLK COUNTY, FL — A deputy police chief from Georgia is facing solicitation charges after Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said he offered to pay an undercover detective for sex while attending an American Polygraph Association Seminar in Orlando.

Last Thursday around 11 p.m., Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Jason DiPrima of Kingston, Georgia. DiPrima is the deputy chief of police administration for the Cartersville Police Department.

According to Judd, on Aug. 31, DiPrima responded to an online escort advertisement and began a conversation with an undercover detective, asking, “Are you available tonight” and “I’d like to come see you — What is your rate?”

During the online conversation, DiPrima agreed to engage in sexual activities with the undercover detective, but said, “I got spooked,” and asked to see her the next night.

The next day, DiPrima contacted the undercover detective again, and agreed to come to meet her and pay $120 for a half hour of “full service” sex. When he arrived at the meeting place, DiPrima gave the undercover detective $180 and a multi-pack of White Claw Hard Seltzer, Judd said.

At that point, the Georgia officer was arrested and taken to the Polk County Jail, where he was released after paying a $500 bond.

DiPrima’s arrest was a part of a week-long human trafficking undercover enforcement operation conducted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies.