DAVENPORT, FL — A Toy Story Land employee at Walt Disney World was arrested after traveling to meet someone he believed was a 14-year-old boy during an undercover operation conducted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Adam Snyder of Champions Gate exchanged social media messages with an undercover detective posing as a 14-year-old boy. During those conversations, Snyder expressed his desire to engage in intimate and sexual activities with the child.
Investigators said Snyder drove to the undercover location, where he was taken into custody without incident.
During the investigation, Snyder told detectives he worked at Walt Disney World in Toy Story Land. Detectives also discovered part of his Disney uniform and his employee identification badge inside his vehicle.
Snyder was booked into the Polk County Jail on four felony charges, including traveling to meet a minor, use of a computer to seduce a child, use of a two-way communication device to commit a felony, and attempted lewd or lascivious battery on a minor.
The arrest was part of a larger undercover operation conducted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office targeting individuals seeking to engage in unlawful sexual activities.
SOURCE: POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
