Kasson, MN
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Tactics Used |
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Reverse stings | ✓ |
Shaming | ✓ |
Auto seizure | ✓ |
Community service | ✓ |
Public education | ✓ |
Neighborhood action | ✓ |
SOAP orders | ✓ |
John school | ✓ |
Letters | ✓ |
Cameras | ✓ |
Web stings | ✓ |
License suspension | ✓ |
Kasson is a city of less than 10,000 residents, located west of Rochester in Dodge County, Minnesota. Prostitution has been documented in the city, and has led to complaints to police. Local residents have also been arrested in adjacent communities for attempting to purchase sex from undercover officers posing as minor girls; in mid-2013, media outlets similarly reported that an underage girl from Kasson had been recovered during an anti-trafficking investigation in the Twin Cities.
In an effort to reduce sex sales in the area, the Kasson Police Department has been conducting reverse stings since at least 2008. That year, four johns were arrested during a reverse sting when they offered money for sex to a police informant at a Kasson apartment being monitored by police. The johns had responded to a decoy online advertisement posted by the department. In addition to facing misdemeanor charges, the men had their names, ages, and cities of residence publicized by local media.
Key Partners
- Southeastern Minnesota Narcotics Gang Task Force
- Kasson Police Department
Key Sources
- Reverse Stings:
- “Kasson Sex Sting Nets 2 Arrests,” Rochester Post-Bulletin, October 8 2008.
- “Two More Men Arrested in Dodge County Sex Sting,” Rochester Post-Bulletin, October 15 2008.
- Sex Trafficking and Child Sexual Exploitation in the Area:
- “Charge: Bloomington Man Pimped Girls,” Rochester Post-Bulletin, August 14 2013.
- “Officer Helps End Prostitution Plot,” Rochester Post-Bulletin, August 15 2013.
- “Man Sentenced in Sex Trafficking Case,” Rochester Post-Bulletin, November 13 2014.
- “Kasson Man Arrested in Online Sex Solicitation Case,” KROC-AM 1340, December 18 2014.
- “Police: Man Arranged for Sex with Minor,” Rochester Post-Bulletin, December 19 2014.
- Background on Prostitution in the Area:
- “Undercover Operation Results in Prostitution, Drug Arrests,” Delhi Express, March 15 2006.
State | Minnesota |
Type | City |
Population | 6047 |
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