Monroe, NORTH CAROLINA

Worrisome.

August 17, 2008 - Michael Wullschleger, 48, a swim coach and a bus driver for Union County Parkwood School District in North Carolina, was arrested Friday in Florida after he drove from the Sea World Hilton Grand Vacations Club hotel, where he was staying on vacation with his wife, daughter and daughter’s friend, about 45 miles to Lakeland to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old girl.

Wullschleger talked to three different undercover detectives, each posing as a 14-year-old girl. After he dropped his family off at the Disney World theme park Friday morning, he chatted online from his hotel room. He was arrested and booked for traveling to meet a minor for sex, two counts of receiving a computer statement for the purpose of sexual conduct and use of a computer to seduce a child.

Two other men were also arrested in the sting called Operation Marauder. It was conducted by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. The weekend operation also included special agents from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) working in conjunction with members of the State Attorney's Office, along with Attorney General Bill McCollum's Office of Statewide Prosecution. This is the fifth such operation conducted by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Full Name: Michael Richard Wullschleger