TEMPLE, TX — Six men have been arrested following a prostitution sting in Temple.
On September 24, the Bell County Sheriff's Department Special Crimes Unit, assisted by the Bell County Sheriff’s Department Criminal Investigations Division and Criminal Interdiction Deputies, conducted a John Suppression Sting in the Temple area.
Officials say the purpose of the operation was to identify and arrest individuals seeking sexual acts in exchange for a fee.
In a six-hour period, six men were arrested for prostitution and transported to the Bell County Jail. Four of the men were employed, on-duty, and on their lunch break when arrested.
All of the men are from the Bell County area. Authorities have identified them as:
- 27-year-old Shaquille White
- 45-year-old Robert Babcock
- 45-year-old Hans Bailey
- 42-year-old Cory Cannon
- 34-year-old Daniel Harris
- 48-year-old Michael Jordan.