Two local men are behind bars after being arrested on multiple felony warrants related to the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.

19-year-old Josue Dariel Marquez Urrutia and 21-year-old Carlos Mejia Melgar were taken into custody on August 21st and charged with soliciting aggravated sexual assault of a child, sexual assault of a child, and aggravated sexual assault of a child.

Sheriff Javier Salazar said the investigation began after the victim's mother discovered explicit photos and messages on her daughter's phone and in her instagram account in mid-August. The teen was interviewed by investigators but could not initially provide enough information to identify the perpetrators.

Further investigation revealed the suspects first met the girl at a Walmart near Loop 1604 and Potranco Road in late July. After obtaining her Instagram information, the men arranged multiple meetings and engaged in sexual conduct with the minor, paying her a few hundred dollars in exchange.

Authorities were able to positively identify Urrutia and Melgar on Wednesday before arresting them at an apartment complex on Military and Marbach Road.