9 arrested in Texas online solicitation cases

 Nine adults have been charged in a Houston-area online investigation involving children allegedly solicited for sex.

The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday announced the arrests after officers went online to pose as minors.

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Four men are charged with attempted sexual assault of a child and online solicitation of a minor. Five other people faces charges of possession or promotion of child pornography.

Fort Bend County deputies and officers from other agencies followed up after a teen in October told her mother that she was assaulted last summer by someone she met via social media. That led to the arrest of a 41-year-old Houston man.

 


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