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Seven men suspected of seeking sex from undercover officer

Thursday May 24 | via Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Six men - a 33-year-old Rockdale resident, 44-year-old McAllen man, 45-year-old Portland man, 46-year-old man from Houston and two Corpus Christi men, 32 and 48 - offered money for sex to an undercover officer posing as a prostitute in the city's north central region, according to a news release. 1 comment

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