Seven individuals from the St. Cloud area were recently arrested for gross misdemeanor crimes related to attempting to purchase sex and one individual was arrested for felony level electronic solicitation of a child.
From June 25-27, the Central Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force, with the assistance of the St. Cloud Police Department, Stearns County Sheriff’s Office and the Sartell Police Department, conducted this proactive enforcement detail.
All eight individuals were charged via complaint by the Stearns County Attorney’s Office and have appeared in court. There are also several active and ongoing electronic solicitation of a child investigations resulting from the detail. Additional arrests are anticipated.
As these investigations remain ongoing, no further comment is available.
Additionally, during this proactive detail three adult victims were recovered and referred to services.
