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Two Fort Hood soldiers are among nine arrested in child prostitution sting after police posed as 15 and 16 year old girls on social media
- 3 soldiers were among 9 allegedly caught trying to pay underage girls for sex
- Two-day sting saw Killeen police officers pose as minors on social media
- Men were arrested when they arrived to meet who they thought were the girls
Two Fort Hood soldiers are among nine arrested in a child prostitution sting.
Three soldiers, including the two stationed at Fort Hood, were caught allegedly trying to pay minors for sex over social media, Killeen Police said Monday.
The two-day sting was a joint operation of Killeen Police Department Special Victim’s Unit and the Texas Department of Public Safety Human Trafficking Program.
Two Fort Hood soldiers are among nine arrested in a child prostitution sting (Stock image)
Nine men, three of whom are in the military, contacted officers posing as underage girls on social media and arranged to meet them for sex.
They believed the girls were aged 15 or 16.
The men were willing to pay the girls in cash, drugs or alcohol, police allege.
The men were arrested when they arrived at the pre-agreed locations to meet who they thought were the underage girls.
Among the charges handed out were seven felony prostitution charges, two misdemeanor prostitution charges and confiscated two guns.
‘The overall goal … was to locate and arrest subjects who were willing to make overt efforts to pay minors to engage in sexual acts,’ the Killeen Police Department said in a statement.
Among those arrested were Anthony Xavier Antwon, 25, and Timmy Jones Jr., 30, who are stationed at Fort Hood.
Pierre Jean, 32, who is stationed at a base in San Antonio, was also arrested in the sting, according to a police spokeswoman.
The other men were identified as Brian Harley Flynn, 21, of Temple, Brandon Anthony Lee, 25, of Killeen, Rakeem Jamal Nelson, 28, of Killeen, Shaun Paul Moore, 39, of Kempner and Javier Perez, 40, of Austin.
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