TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force investigators have charged five men with soliciting prostitution.

Investigators say each of the suspects responded to commercial sex ads posted online and arranged to meet and pay a woman for sex. The men were arrested after they arrived at the location and gave money to an undercover officer.

The following people have been charged with soliciting prostitution:

• David Tillet, 49, of Tuscaloosa
• John William Godfrey III, 40, of Cottondale
• Christopher Shan Hinkle, 56, of Camp Hill
• Joshua Vasha Samuel, 29, of Tuscaloosa
• Lawrence Eric Stephens, 43, of Tuscaloosa

Tillet was arrested on Friday, November 1, while the other suspects were arrested on Saturday, November 2.

Investigators say the men were transported to the Tuscaloosa County Jail with bail set at $300 each.

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