Sarasota County Sheriff's Office
A 17-year-old high-school student in Sarasota, Florida, has been arrested for allegedly running a prostitution ring. Alexa Nicole De Armas was taken into custody Friday on charges of human trafficking of a person under 18. “Why pimp out old hoes when I have fresh young hoes I can give up for money?” De Armas wrote in one Facebook exchange, according to police. They say she organized at least three prostitution deals, and at least one act of prostitution occurred. John Mosher, 21, paid $40 and a bottle of a liquor to have sex with a 15-year-old girl. “She stated she told Mosher she did not want to have sexual intercourse with him, which he disregarded and forcefully held her against the wall of the pool shed building, restricting her movement and ability to flee,” a police report said. (Mosher was arrested.) Police began investigating after four high-school students went to Venice High School administrators, saying they had been approached to join the ring. Facebook messages also show De Armas planned to charge $50-$75 for oral sex and $100 to have sex with a virgin.