Russell Edward Rogers, 53, of Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida, United States and his have three children together. Aside from Winter Haven, he has lived in other parts of Florida including Cantonment, Crestview, McDavid, Milton and Vernon.
Rogers worked at Auburndale High School REAL Academy in Auburndale, Polk County as a teacher. While teaching there, he also served as an athletic director at The Vanguard School in Lake Wales, Polk County.
On December 5, 2001, Rogers registered to vote in Polk County. He is a Republican.
In April 2013, the Polk County Public Schools hired Rogers. In 2017, he started teaching at Auburndale High School REAL Academy and earned $55,411 per year.
On September 28, 2023, Polk County sheriff Grady Judd announced the results of a human trafficking operation in Polk County. Including Rogers, a total of 219 people were arrested.
Among the 219 suspects, 35 are suspected to be in the U.S. illegally and are from the Bahamas, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico and Venezuela. Including Rogers, 41 of them confessed to detectives they were married.
Polk County Public Schools is expected to terminate Rogers’ employment with the school district after his arrest. He is accused of negotiating to have sex with a prostitute.
