The Edna Police Department arrested a 23-year-old man for online solicitation of a minor on June 9.
Benito Barajas Jr. of Lockhart was charged with Online Solicitation of a Minor – Sexual Conduct, following an investigation by the department.
Barajas Jr. was taken into custody and booked into the Jackson County Adult Detention Center.
“The Edna Police Department remains committed to protecting children and aggressively investigating crimes involving the exploitation of minors,” Police Chief Kenny Pyle said in a statement.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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