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DENTON, Texas – A Denton man was charged with child sex and human trafficking after police said he brought a 15-year-old girl he met online to his apartment and refused to let her leave.

The alleged crime occurred in August.

The girl, who had been reported missing in Frisco, contacted her loved ones and told them she was in Denton with a man she had met online and that he was holding her against her will.

He was able to share the address of the apartment in the 1700 block of Oak Street.

Police from Frisco, Denton and the University of North Texas campus worked together to rescue the girl. She was then taken to the hospital for evaluation.

The suspect, Jordan Hagen, 23, was arrested and booked into the Denton County Jail.

Police now believe Hagen met the girl on Chatib, an online chat room, and communicated with her through Session, a messaging app.

He allegedly picked her up in Frisco and took her to his apartment near the UNT campus.

Hagen was indicted Thursday on six counts: two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child, human trafficking, indecency with a child, online solicitation of a minor and possession or promotion of lewd visual material.

He remains in jail with bail set at $325,000.