A Houston Police Department lieutenant is charged with online solicitation of a minor after allegedly sending explicit messages, photos and trying to meet up with someone he believed was a 15-year-old girl, but turned out to be an undercover detective.

A man who was arrested in 2025 following a law enforcement pursuit connected to an online solicitation of a minor investigation has pleaded guilty and been sentenced.

Two additional arrests have been made as part of a Montgomery County proactive investigation targeting human trafficking and child exploitation.

Jeffrey Michael Broome, 47, is charged with online solicitation of a minor following an investigation by the Harris County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.

The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office says four men were arrested after an undercover operation targeting adults who use the internet and social media platforms to solicit sexual acts from minors.

John Derrick Taylor, a 55-year-old math teacher and powerlifting coach at Texas City High School, was arrested for allegedly planning to meet a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl for sex, who was actually an undercover detective.

Christopher Joseph Lakner, 33, was arrested by the Harris County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Unit.

Jerel Ward Griffin, a former instructional aide at Glenda Dawson High School in Pearland, was arrested on March 26 for allegedly sending inappropriate images and videos to a 14-year-old student, constituting a charge of Online Solicitation of a Minor.

The owner of a Kemah landscaping business has been arrested after he allegedly solicited an undercover officer posing as a teenage girl for sex.

A 38-year-old man from Bryan has been arrested, accused of communicating with an undercover officer who was posing as a teenage girl and soliciting the officer for sex.

A 31-year-old business owner has been arrested after authorities said he attempted to meet and engage in sexual acts with a minor Friday morning.