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A prostitution sting conducted through a classified advertisement website has netted 15 arrests in the Duluth area. Using two undercover female officers, authorities nabbed 13 men for soliciting sex, Lt. Jeff Kazel said.
In a related operation, police also arrested a suspected pimp and a prostitute who had advertised on Back. Kazel said the operation underscores the need to crack down on online venues that make it easier than ever for pimps and prostitutes to connect with johns.
Police said year-old Jason Michael Stone and year-old Lee Vang were arrested Wednesday after an undercover officer responded to a post on Back advertising Vang. Stone faces preliminary charges of second-degree sex trafficking and first- and second-degree sale of methamphetamine. Police said he had 25 grams of meth in his possession when arrested.
Vang was formally charged Friday with prostitution in a public place. The 13 other suspects, all men ranging in age from 26 to 61, were formally charged Friday with misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution in public. Police said the defendants all responded to an advertisement placed on Back. Meeting with two undercover female officers at a hotel, they were arrested after arranging payment for sexual services.
Kazel noted that many of the suspects have no substantial criminal history and several have families. It affects relationships, marriages, children.
Websites like Back, he said, have made it easier than ever for enterprising pimps to make money. While Back officially has a ban on advertisements for prostitutes, it is nevertheless often cited as as a leading site for prostitution advertisements - as well as law enforcement stings. The 13 men arrested for allegedly soliciting sex made initial appearances in State District Court in Duluth on Friday.
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