Prostitutes Inver Grove Heights

2019 Trafficking Investigations

In September 2019, authorities recovered four human trafficking victims and arrested eleven people in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. That same month, Bloomington police arrested multiple men in a related prostitution operation.

Local Cases and Sentences

Xueyan Wang, a 41-year-old Inver Grove Heights resident, received a 65-month prison sentence for trafficking women through her massage business, Herb Spa. She pleaded guilty to promoting prostitution at the establishment. Other local cases include a 2018 robbery where a man tied up workers and stole over $78,000 during an Inver Grove Heights massage parlor takeover.

Legal Context and Operations

Minnesota law prohibits exchanging sexual acts for money or goods. Defense attorney Michael McDonough assists those facing prostitution charges in Dakota County. Several men faced charges in a 2019 nationwide prostitution network described as “highly organized.”

King of Diamonds, a strip club at 6600 River Road in Inver Grove Heights, operates with full nudity. Meanwhile, a local man was implicated in a Discord server where minors sold “online companionship” to adults. Police conducted multiple stings, including one where a hotel cooperated with authorities in 2021.

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