Dionte Hunter
Dionte Hunter,15, made his first appearance in court on Thursday in Spokane. Authorities claim Hunter learned the business from his older brother.
A 15-year-old who allegedly got a lesson in the family business from his teenage brother faced a Spokane judge Thursday.

Prosecutors charged Dionte Hunter for promoting prostitution of minors, promoting commercial sex abuse of a minor, possessing sexually explicit photos of minors and 1st degree robbery. It will be up to the judge to decide if Hunter is tried as an adult because of the seriousness of the crimes.

Authorities arrested Hunter's 17-year-old brother, Thaishaun, in January for a drive-by shooting.

Yet, court documents said phone calls Thaishaun Hunter made from the juvenile detention center helped detectives uncover a prostitution ring he ran with his brother, girlfriend and mother. Detectives listened to several phone calls Thaishaun made from juvenile detention. They said he explained to his younger 15-year-old brother how to run the prostitution business while he was locked up.

Court documents later claimed that Dionte and a juvenile girl robbed a man who responded to an ad posted on Backpage.com. Dionte was also involved in posting several sexually explicit photos of the juvenile girls online according to court records.

The judge set his bond at $175,000.

Dionte's arrest is only the second in relation to the prostitution ring. However, court documents said several people profited from the illegal proceeds including Hunter's mother. To-date no charges have been filed against her.