Aurora, Illinois- An Aurora couple have been accused of arranging for others to pay for sexual trysts with a 17-year-old Wisconsin runaway through the popular marketplace Web site Craigslist.org.

Jermel D. Pope, 22, and Mary M. Jefferson, 30, both of the 2000 block of Fox Pointe Drive, were charged Saturday with pandering and may face additional charges. The runaway, Trisha L. Jobe of Bagley, Wis., has been charged as an adult with prostitution. All three are scheduled to appear in court Sunday.

Police launched an investigation Thursday after receiving an anonymous tip they said linked Pope to alleged prostitution-related activities. Undercover investigators from the Aurora Police Department’s Special Operations Group contacted him and arranged a meeting for the next night that was to involve three girls at an Oswego hotel, a release stated.

When officers arrived, Pope and Jefferson provided only Jobe for the sexual acts. After money was exchanged, all three were arrested without incident. Police said Jefferson booked the room under the instruction of Pope, her boyfriend.

It is unclear how the couple initially made contact with the teen, but police said they allegedly drove to Wisconsin several weeks ago to help her run away. They then arranged for her and other women to act as prostitutes, police alleged.

Saturday’s charges are just the latest in a series of alleged prostitution rings Chicago-area police have uncovered on Craigslist.