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VENICE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say two southwest Florida high school students organized a prostitution ring of students from nearby high schools.
Police say a 15-year-old Venice High School student was already in juvenile custody for an unrelated case when he was charged Tuesday with human trafficking.
On Friday, a Sarasota High School student, 17-year-old Alexa Nicole De Armas, was arrested and charged with human trafficking of a person under 18.
Venice police say at least one act of prostitution took place, which led to the arrest of 21-year-old John Michael Mosher. He's accused of paying $40 and a bottle of liquor to have sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Police Capt. Tom Mattmuller told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune (http://goo.gl/b3JinQ) no additional arrests were immediately expected.
Officials say the ring was uncovered when four students confided to administrators at Venice High School.
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Information from: Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune, http://ift.tt/1jqBIro
Entities 0 Name: VENICE Count: 2 1 Name: Venice High School Count: 2 2 Name: Fla. Count: 2 3 Name: Sarasota Count: 1 4 Name: Florida Count: 1 5 Name: Sarasota High School Count: 1 6 Name: Alexa Nicole De Armas Count: 1 7 Name: AP Count: 1 8 Name: Tom Mattmuller Count: 1 9 Name: Sarasota Herald-Tribune Count: 1 10 Name: John Michael Mosher Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1AMTaSk Title: Police: Florida highs school student led prostitution ring involving area schools Description: Authorities in Florida say a 17-year-old Sarasota High School student organized a prostitution ring of students from nearby high schools. The teen was arrested Friday on felony charges of human trafficking of a person under 18. Venice police say at least one act of prostitution took place, which led to the arrest of 21-year-old John Michael Mosher.