Crime & Safety

3 Men Arrested Trying To Have Sex With Underage Girls In Austin

Michael Garza, 36, Xinzhou Zhao, 24, and Agustin Jose Garza, 34, showed up at motels thinking they would hook up with minors busted by cops.

AUSTIN — Police arrested three men for allegedly trying to have paid sex with underage girls, according to reports.

According to an arrest affidavit referenced by KVUE, special agents posed as underage girls on the websites CityXGuide, MeetMe and Plenty of Fish. The three men are accused of having agreed to meet for sex with who they believed were underage girls.

Arrested after showing up at area motels along Interstate 35 to have sex with girls were Michael Garza, 36, Xinzhou Zhao, 24, and Agustin Jose Garza, 34. Each was charged with prostitution of a person under the age of 18, according to the report.

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