TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – Five men have been arrested after an undercover operation by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force.

Authorities said the men were taken into custody in an operation that targeted adults who attempted to meet minors for the purpose of sex.

The investigation was done last week by members of the task force and Covenant Rescue Group, a non-profit organization based in Jefferson County.

The following men were charged with electronic solicitation of a child and traveling to meet a child for a unlawful sex act:

• Benjamin Justin Collier III, 25, of Birmingham
• Raymond Eugene Clark, 28, of Tuscaloosa
• George Prater, 45, of Port Arthur, Texas
• Terry Leon Wright, 25, of Tuscaloosa
• Malicah Santeaugo McKinney, 20, of Northport

THEY MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.