The Brown County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release Monday afternoon:

The Brown County Sheriff’s Office, along with the 35th District Attorney’s Office, assisted the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Division and the Abilene Police Department with an Online Solicitation Operation on June 28th and June 29th in Brown County.

The operation concluded with 10 total arrests for charges of Online Solicitation of a Minor, a 2nd degree felony, and charges of Sexual Performance by Child, a 3rd degree felony. The arrests have resulted in further pending charges for Possession of Child Pornography and identified several victims of Sexual Assault of a Child. Further investigations and charges are pending from this operation.

Sheriff Vance Hill would like to thank the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Division and the Abilene Police Department for taking a proactive approach in our community to catch these child predators and combating human trafficking.