Two elderly men who were the first to be arrested in Jamaica for trafficking in persons have pleaded guilty to the charge.

They are 52-year-old woodcrafter Agon Stephens, and 54-year-old businessman and taxi operator Narcot Graham, both of Kingston addresses.

Justice Horace Marsh has put off sentencing until today.

The men pleaded guilty yesterday to the charge when they appeared for their trial in the Home Circuit Court.

The men had attempted to get a 14-year-old girl involved in prostitution. In May 2006, the men planned with an undercover police officer for him to have sexual intercourse with the girl for US$400.

The money was paid to the men and, when the police later swooped down on them, they were held with a total of US$400 in their possession.