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

The alleged offense occurred in August.

The girl, who had been reported missing in Frisco, contacted her relatives to say she was in Denton with a man she met online and that he was holding her against her will.

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

Police from Frisco, Denton and the University of North Texas campus worked together to save the girl. She was then taken to the hospital for an 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 charged Thursday with 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 obscene visual material.

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