A man was arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into sexual assaults involving high school-aged girls, according to a Hays County Sheriff’s Office news release.

Franklin Jovel Tabora-Dias, 24, was arrested after a “yearlong” sexual assault investigation, according to the sheriff’s office. He faces charges including second-degree felony sexual assault and two counts of first-degree felony trafficking of a child.

Investigators said Tabora-Dias, of Kyle, would repeatedly misrepresent his age to appear younger to those he contacted, including high school-aged girls he met through social media.

He would meet them in neighboring communities and sometimes outside Hays County, the release states.

Tabora-Dias allegedly drove victims to his residence in unincorporated Kyle, where

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