Brown County, MN
Categories:
Tactics Used |
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|---|---|
| Auto Seizure | ✓ |
| Buyer Arrests | ✓ |
| Cameras | ✓ |
| Community Service | ✓ |
| Employment Loss | ✓ |
| Identity Disclosure | ✓ |
| IT Based Tactics | ✓ |
| John School | ✓ |
| Letters | ✓ |
| License Suspension | ✓ |
| Neighborhood Action | ✓ |
| Public Education | ✓ |
| Reverse Stings | ✓ |
| SOAP Orders | ✓ |
| Web Stings | ✓ |
In September 2017, eight men were arrested in a reverse sting focusing on those seeking to buy sex with minors. The operation was conducted by the Brown County Sheriff’s Department, whose undercover investigators acted as 16-year-old girls offering to trade sex for money or drugs. The men were charged with agreeing to hire a person under 18 for prostitution. A criminal complaint alleges they responded to an advertisement law enforcement posted on Backpage.com and arrived at an undercover location at a residence in Brown County. The identities of the men were publicly released.
Key Partners
- Brown County Sheriff’s Department
- Brown County District Court
- New Ulm Police
- Nicollet County Sheriff’s Office
- Mankato Department of Public Safety
Key Sources
Web-Based Reverse Sting, Shaming:
- http://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2017/09/hearings-postponed-for-sex-sting-suspects/ (2017)
- http://www.marshallindependent.com/news/local-news/2017/10/hearing-continued-for-sex-sting-suspect/ (2017)
Background on Sex Traficking in the Area:
- http://www.nujournal.com/news/local-news/2018/11/29/court-of-appeals-upholds-sex-sting-conviction/ (2018)
| State | Minnesota |
| Type | County |
| Population | 25313 |
| Location |
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