Priest, 13 others nabbed in prostitution sting

Fourteen people, including a priest from Port Charlotte, were arrested in a prostitution sting in Fort Myers yesterday, police said.

Undercover female officers with the Fort Myers Police Department posed as street prostitutes at the corner of Hanson Street and Cleveland Avenue (U.S. 41). They pulled off the sting after getting complaints from residents in the neighborhood, police said.

Among those arrested was Demetrios Kavouras, 69, of Cape Coral, who is a priest at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Port Charlotte, according to police spokeswoman Maureen Buice.

A woman who said she was Kavouras’ wife answered the phone at his home this morning. She asked what he was arrested for and said he was not home. Records show he was released from jail at about 2:30 this morning.

Also arrested was a juvenile, a 17-year-old male. Police did not release his name or where is from.

Others arrested are:

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All those arrested were charged with solicitation of a prostitute, which is a misdemeanor.