The Brief
- Twenty-two people were arrested for soliciting a minor for sex in Blaine at the beginning of September.
- The Blaine Police Department and multiple partner agencies coordinated an operation to find and arrest people seeking to engage in sexual activity with minors.
- All 22 people were charged with solicitation of a child to engage in sexual conduct.
BLAINE, Minn. (FOX 9) – Blaine police arrested 22 people for soliciting minors for sex in Blaine at the beginning of September.
22 arrested in Blaine
What we know:
According to Blaine police, in a two-day operation, police focused on finding and arresting people who were attempting to pay minors for sex.
Officers posed as underage girls and communicated by text message with more than 460 people, police said. …