Valley teens accused of trading sex for food
Photographer: Maricopa County Sheriff's Department
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Posted: 05/29/2012
TEMPE, AZ - Two Valley teens are in hot water after trying to trade sex for food.
According to court documents, 18-year-old Faelyn Ritz and and an unidentified 14-year-old girl were trying to make a deal with two transients near Priest Drive and Broadway Road in Tempe when they were approached by an officer.
Ritz reportedly admitted that the girls were going to have sex with the men in exchange for food from McDonald's.
Ritz told police she has been prostituting on and off since she was 15 years old. According to court documents, Ritz was helping the 14-year-old girl solicit sex when they were approached by police.
Ritz was booked into the Tempe jail. She is facing child prostitution charges for helping the young girl solicit sex.
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