(March 26, 2008)--Dallas police are investigating whether a 13-year-old girl accused of luring her teenage friend into prostitution induced other girls as well.
Investigators also are checking the possibility that an older female relative of the suspect was involved.
Undercover officers investigating reports of alcohol being served at a club after hours discovered the teenagers early Saturday.
Police say one teen approached an officer and made a deal to perform a sex act for money.
Both girls were taken into custody.
Neither is being named because they are juveniles, but one of the teens is accused of compelling prostitution.
That's a felony charge that involves causing "by any means a person younger than 17 years to commit prostitution."
Her friend, also 13, faces a prostitution charge.
Authorities declined to comment on how the girls got into the club, but said the investigation has been eye-opening.
“One of the remarkable things we learned about this is there's a tremendous amount of money involved, there is a hot demand for young girls in the prostitution world,” said Dallas Police Lt. Chess Williams.
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