PHILADELPHIA—A former Philadelphia girls' soccer coach was ordered to spend at least a dozen years in prison for sex charges involving six teenage girls he met online.

Prosecutors say 35-year-old Vincent Mickle apologized Monday for the encounters involving the 14- to 16-year-old girls he met through Facebook and MySpace, including one he met for sex at his home.

Although authorities say Mickle never assaulted girls he coached, they say he used his status as a volunteer coach to earn the victims' trust and manipulate them.

Prosecutors tell the Philadelphia Daily News ( http://bit.ly/LVEKka) Mickle posed as an 18-year-old in his initial contact with the girls and solicited lewd photographs from them.

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Information from: Philadelphia Daily News, http://www.philly.com