The officers set up the sting after learning pregnant women were soliciting paid sex on an Internet site. One arrested woman is eight months pregnant; another is six months pregnant and another is three months pregnant. They range in age from 18 to 22.

Alexandra Wells, 18, of Columbia and Allysia Waldrop, 20, of Jefferson City are charged with prostitution. That’s a misdemeanor that could get them jail sentences up to six months long or fines up to $500. Wells also faces a prostitution charge in Columbia that was filed in May

Prosecutors could decide later to charge the other two arrested women. One of those two had warrants for unrelated charges in other counties.