A 41-year-old Saskatoon man has been charged with living off the avails of prostitution of a minor.

The man was charged Wednesday after the Saskatoon Police Service vice unit found a 17-year-old girl working in the sex trade at a north end hotel. Further investigation led police to the 41-year-old and he was arrested in a vehicle stop on Circle Drive near Warman Road around 9:30 p.m.

He was remanded in custody until his court appearance on April 1.