Fort Hood Soldiers Arrested During Undercover Sting

KILLEEN, TX -- Fort Hood soldiers continue to make headlines as they are linked to a child sex trafficking ring in Killeen.

According to CBS7, authorities confirmed on Monday that nine Central Texas men were arrested during a two-day sting. Three of the men were identified as soldiers stationed at Fort Hood.

According to authorities, the nine men made agreements with undercover officers in exchange “for sexual acts with girls they believed were 15 or 16 years of age" across several social media platforms.

According to police spokeswoman Ofelia Miramontez, the agreements involved money, drugs, and alcohol.

“The overall goal of this joint effort was to locate and arrest subjects who were willing to make overt efforts to pay minors to engage in sexual acts,” said Miramontez.

The men were identified with the following names:

• Anthony Xavier Antwon, 25, of Fort Hood, felony prostitution under 18 
• Javier Perez, 40, of Austin, felony prostitution under 18
• Brian Harley Flynn, 21, of Temple, felony prostitution under 18
• Brandon Anthony Lee, 25, of Killeen, felony prostitution under 18
• Dustin Edward Johnson, 42, of Lott, felony prostitution under 18
• Timmy Jones Jr., 30, of Fort Hood, felony prostitution under 18
• Shaun Paul Moore, 39, of Kempner, felony prostitution under 18
• Rakeem Jamal Nelson, 28, of Killeen, Class A prostitution
• Pierre Jean, 32, of Killeen, Class A prostitution.