4 Minn. Family Members Now Convicted In Sex Trafficking Case

Four family members have now been convicted for participating in a sex trafficking ring that last about two years, extended to multiple Minnesota communities and victimized many vulnerable women. On Wednesday, the Ramsey County Attorney's Office announced that 30-year-old Otis Deno Washington, of St. Paul, was found guilty in Ramsey County District Court on multiple sex trafficking counts. According to a press release, they are: two counts of promotion of prostitution; two counts of solicitation, one involving a minor; and one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.

• Nov 20, 2013

Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Role In Prostitution Ring

A Ramsey County jury found a 27-year-old Brooklyn Park man guilty on Friday in connection with a human sex trafficking operation that involved numerous victims -- including women who were mentally slow or vulnerable -- across multiple Minnesota communities.

• Nov 9, 2013

Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Sex Trafficking Teen Girl In St. Paul

A Ramsey County jury found a Chicago man guilty in the sex trafficking of a 15-year-old girl in St. Paul in April 2013. Arteco Marvell Rhodes, 38, was found guilty of possession of child pornography and he will be sentenced at 9 a.m. on Dec. 13.

• Nov 2, 2013

Woman In Custody After Chanhassen Massage Parlor Bust

A 37-year-old Eden Prairie woman is in Carver County jail pending charges of felony promotion of prostitution after officers raided a Chanhassen massage parlor last Wednesday. According to Carver County Sheriff Jim Olson, deputies served a search warrant at a message business on the 7900 block of Stone Creek Drive in Chanhassen on the afternoon of Oct. 29. Deputies had originally targeted to the business after allegations that employees were offering sexual services for a "$40-$50 tip."

• Nov 1, 2013

Cheerleader Gets 3 Years For Prostituting Her Teammate

A former suburban Minneapolis high school cheerleading captain has been sentenced to three years in prison for prostituting a younger squad member. Eighteen-year-old Montia Parker was sentenced Friday. She will spend at least two years behind bars before she's eligible for release.

• Oct 11, 2013

Teen Cheerleader Guilty Of Prostituting Girl

Prosecutors say a high school cheerleader is admitting she talked a fellow student into prostituting herself, then kept the money. Eighteen-year-old Montia Parker pleaded guilty Friday to three prostitution-related counts.

• Aug 30, 2013

Minn. Law Raises Consequence In Prostitution Crime

Getting caught engaging in prostitution or soliciting sex for pay will come with a higher cost to Minnesota offenders. A new state law permits authorities to forfeit the cash that was used in or intended for the sex solicitation.

• Jul 31, 2013

Brooklyn Park Man Charged With Soliciting Teenage Prostitute

A Brooklyn Park man is charged with one count of prostitution involving a 16-year-old who was pulled in to prostitution by a fellow Hopkins High School cheerleader. According to the Hennepin County Attorney's office, 27-year-old Oladipupo Ademola Legunsen is accused of soliciting sex from a high school sophomore on March 6, which he saw posted in an ad on Backpages.com. The victim was allegedly solicited by 18-year-old Montia Marie Parker of Maple Grove, who knew the victim from the cheerleading team at Hopkins High, where she was a senior.

• Jul 5, 2013

FBI Ranks Minnesota 13th In U.S. For Sex Trafficking

It's a story being written in the halls of schools across the Twin Cities -- girls as young as 12 are being recruited as sex workers. The FBI ranks Minnesota 13th in the nation for highest incidence of sex trafficking.

• Jun 12, 2013

Charges: Man Prostituted A 15-Year-Old Girl In St. Paul

A Chicago man has been accused of prostituting a 15-year-old in the St. Paul area, and beating her so bad that he nearly killed her, too. According to a criminal complaint filed in Ramsey County, 38-year-old Arteco Marvell Rhodes was charged with one count of first-degree engaging in sex trafficking, one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, and one count of possession of child pornography.

• Jun 4, 2013

Prostitution Charges Against Former Football Coach Dismissed

Prostitution charges against a former Twin Cities high school football coach have been dismissed, and in turn Mark Mauer must obey the terms of a 1-year probation and pay $500 in court fees.

• Apr 30, 2013

Hill-Murray Coach Resigns In Wake Of Prostitution Arrest

Hill-Murray's head football coach resigned Tuesday afternoon, the school said, in the wake of being arrested during a prostitution sting Friday in Fridley, Minn.

• Feb 26, 2013

Hill-Murray Football Coach Arrested For Soliciting Prostitution

A 54-year-old Woodbury man who is the head football coach at a Twin Cities Catholic high school was arrested this week for soliciting prostitution, authorities say.

• Feb 22, 2013

2nd Man Convicted In Sex Trafficking Case

A jury has convicted a 26-year-old man for sex trafficking and promotion of prostitution in Chicago and eventually Minneapolis, the Hennepin County Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

• Dec 19, 2012

Mpls. Man Held On Sex Trafficking Charges

A Minneapolis man is charged with running a juvenile sex trafficking operation out of his home, while an Eagan man is charged with giving the operation business.

• Oct 29, 2012

Massage Parlor Manager Slapped With Prostitution Charges

The manager of a massage parlor in Ramsey, Minn. has been charged with receiving profits from prostitution and maintaining a "disorderly house."

• Sep 26, 2012

Former Olympian Busted For Soliciting Prostitution

A former Olympian who is now running for parks commissioner in the west metro area was busted for soliciting a prostitute.

• Aug 21, 2012

Craig: Airport Bathroom Trip Was Official Business

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig aims to fend off a federal election lawsuit against him by arguing his infamous July 11, 2007, Minneapolis airport bathroom visit that ended in his sex-sting arrest was part of his official Senate business.

• Aug 3, 2012

Man Sentenced For Prostituting Minn. Girl In Denver

A New Jersey man was sentenced to more than eight years in prison on Wednesday in federal court after taking a Minnesota girl to Denver for prostitution.

• Aug 1, 2012

Jury Finds Guilty Verdict In Sex Trafficking Case

Edward Andre Washington was convicted Friday by a Hennepin County jury to two counts of promotion of prostitution/sex trafficking, and one count of kidnapping.

• Jul 20, 2012

Convicted Pimp Gets 20 Years In Prison

A Columbia Heights man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the prostitution of a 17-year-old girl, the Ramsey County Attorney's Office announced. In April, Samuel Cozart pleaded guilty in Ramsey County District Court to the crime.

• Jun 6, 2012

Charges: Prostitute Extorted John For $11,600

A Hopkins woman is accused of trying to extort money from a man she allegedly prostituted herself to after the two met on Live Links.

• May 30, 2012

Man Get 9 Years For Prostituting A 17-Year-Old Girl In St. Paul

A 29-year-old man will spend close to nine years in prison for prostituting a 17-year-old girl in a St. Paul apartment, the Ramsey County Attorney's Office said.

• May 10, 2012

Prostitution Ring Leader Busted At Minneapolis Hotel

A 68-year-old man previously busted for leading a Twin Cities prostitution ring was arrested on April 19 for meeting with a prostitute at a Minneapolis hotel, according to police.

• May 7, 2012

2 Arrested For Prostitution In Undercover Massage Parlor Sting

A prostitution investigation led to the arrests of two women at two separate Asian Massage Parlors in Hopkins, according to police.

• May 3, 2012

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