MASON CITY – Mason City police and county jailers confirm that following what appears to be a prostitution sting, at least seven individuals were arrested.
According to Mason City police, on June 18th the Mason City Police Department with the assistance of the Iowa Department of Public Safety conducted an undercover prostitution operation in Mason City. The operation was part of a several month long investigation.
Seven people were arrested and charged with prostitution; an aggravated misdemeanor. The defendants are alleged to have either offered to purchase a sex act or offered to sell their services in a sex act with an undercover officer.
John William Nies (52) Belmond, Iowa
James Arthur Rode (68) Titonka, Iowa
Denisha Denae Brown (35) Mason City, Iowa
Sameer Rabbi (26) Cedar Falls, Iowa
Gary Dale Hall (61) Mason City, Iowa
Albert Eugene Struecker (50) Titonka, Iowa – Struecker is a Tier 3 registered sex offender
Lakeisha Renee Hardin (23) Waterloo, Iowa
