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WEBVTT IS WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. >> HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM FOR THE OSCEOLA SCHOOL BOARD. HE'S A HIGH-RANKING OFFICIAL. GREG: POLK COUNTY SHERIFF GRADY JUDD HELD A PHOTO OF 42-YEAR-OLD DR. MATTHEW PHILLIPS AS HE SPOKE WITH CONTEMPT ABOUT THE OSCEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT DIRECTOR'S ARREST THIS WEEK FOR ALLEGEDLY SOLICITING A PROSTITUTE WHO WAS REALLY AN UNDERCOVER OFFICER. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROVIDED VIDEO, THEY SAY, SHOWS PHILLIPS MAKING THE SOLICITATION FOR AN ENCOUNTER WITH TWO PROSTITUTES. THEY SAY BEFORE THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN, PHILLIPS GRABBED A FEMALE OFFICER'S CHEST, RESULTING IN A BATTERY CHARGE. >> WHEN HE CAME IN HE SAID HE NEEDED TO DO A CUP CHECK. HE REACHED OUT AND GRABBED ONE OF OUR UNDERCOVER DETECTIVES. GREG: DR. PHILLIPS HAS BEEN WITH THE OSCEOLA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT SINCE 2007. SINCE 2014 HE'S BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION AND CURRICULUM. ONE EMPLOYEE IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT SAYS PHILLIPS HAS EARNED HIGH MARKS ON THE JOB. NO ONE ANSWERED THE DOOR AT THE FAMILY HOME IN ST. CLOUD. >> I AM SURPRISED AND SHOCKED. GREG: HIS NEIGHBORS FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THE MAN WITH NO PRIOR ARRESTS IS FACING CHARGES IN THIS CASE. >> THIS IS A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU NEVER HEAR ANYTHING BAD ABOUT THIS NEIGHBOR OR ANYTHING. GREG: A SPOKESWOMAN FOR THE SCHOOL SYSTEM DECLINED COMMENT, EXCEPT TO SAY PHILLIPS IS ON

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More than 100 people, including the director of elementary curriculum for the Osceola County School Board were arrested in a six-day undercover sex sting in Polk County, deputies said. Polk County deputies said the investigation was aimed at people who either advertised sexual services online or responded to prostitution ads online. During the operation, 114 people were arrested, deputies said. Female undercover detectives posted fake online ads, and male undercover detectives responded to ads posted online by others, authorities said. Deputies said the 114 people arrested either responded to ads posted by undercover detectives, or arranged to meet a female detective, intending to pay for sex. Two of the people arrested traveled to the undercover location to have sex with minors, deputies said. Among the people arrested was Dr. Matthew Phillips, director of elementary curriculum for the Osceola County School Board. Osceola school officials said Phillips' arrest is a personnel matter. The school board said he is on leave and the matter is under review. No one answered the door Thursday at the modern home in the upscale St. Cloud neighborhood where Phillips lives with his family. It hardly seems the setting for a man swept up in an operation that was designed by detectives to shut down human trafficking and prostitution in neighboring Polk County. The sheriff’s office provided undercover video, they claim, that shows Phillips engaging in conversation to arrange sex with two women he believes to be prostitutes. Sheriff Grady Judd described the alleged battery on the officer this way: “When he came in he said he needed to do a 'cop check.' He reached out and grabbed one of our undercover detectives.” Judd appeared stunned during a news conference Thursday morning announcing the sting operation, that someone of Phillips' stature would be caught up in the sting. Judd continued, “He is in charge of setting the curriculum at the elementary school level, for our children.” A spokeswoman said the school district was notified about Phillips' arrest Monday evening. He was immediately put on paid leave, pending the outcome of the investigation. Phillips was hired in 2007 and promoted to his current post, supervising elementary education, in 2014. One neighbor in his subdivision, Steve Tumbleson, told WESH 2 News he hopes the charges against Phillips are unwarranted. His wife is an Osceola teacher. Tumbleson added, "It's just sad knowing that he's married and has kids. Hopefully, maybe they'll find out that it's false.” A check of court records shows no prior arrests for Phillips. He was released from jail on $1,000 bond.