ALBERT LEA – An undercover law enforcement operation in Southern Minnesota led to the arrests of 20 men on solicitation of prostition charges.
On February 19th, March 20th and April 7th, 2015, the South Central Drug Investigation Unit (SCDIU) initiated and conducted undercover operations focusing on human trafficking and related sex crimes. These operations were conducted in Owatonna on March 20th and in Albert Lea on February 19th and April 7th at cooperating area hotels.
The operation on April 7th was conducted in partnership with the Rochester Police Department’s Street Crimes Unit. This partnered operation served as a training session designed to instruct law enforcement officers on investigative techniques to combat human trafficking and related sex crimes. The training also focused on topics related to current trends, victimization and legal updates. It should be noted that this training opportunity was promoted and partially funded by a state grant obtained by the Southeast MN Safe Harbor Regional Navigator’s Office to further education and enforcement efforts in the southeast region of MN.
As a result of the three operations, 20 individuals were arrested, booked and released. All individuals are facing formal complaint charges related to Solicitation of Prostitution.
Donald Harm Huisengay, age 62
Allen Scott Rasmussen, age 50
Leon James Holst, age 60
Mark Randel Ward, age 56
Jay Howard Graves, age 52
Kenneth John Bradley, age 49
Steven Ronald Fisher, age 58
James Ernest Nylund, age 73
Jesse Allen Woytcke, age 46
Brian Eric Pillard, age 53
Mark Charles Hinsch, age 59
Thomas Dale Wicks, age 40
Gary John Percival, age 28
Christopher Edward Wiener, age 43
Lee Allen Albertson, age 44
Robert Philip Parker, age 59
Franklin Daniel Voeltz, age 36
Rebecca Faye Voeltz, age 36
Lance Dean Madson, age 26
Stanley Dennis Trca, age 51
The SCDIU is a regional task force encompassing Steele, Freeborn, Waseca and Faribault Counties. Participating agencies include the Owatonna Police Department, Albert Lea Police Department, Waseca County Sheriff’s Office, Faribault County Sheriff’s Office, Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office, Steele County Sheriff’s Office, Blooming Prairie Police Department, Waseca Police Department, Janesville Police Department, Blue Earth Police Department, Wells Police Department, and Winnebago Police Department.
I would like to make a recommendation for future charges when individuals are arrested for solicitation of a prostitute. My now ex-husband was ordered to pay the fine of $1000 and serve one year of probation. I strongly believe there should have been a requirement to attend counseling for sex addiction. If anyone thinks a fine for $1000 and probation stopped any of these men from continuing to solicit services of this nature, they are sadly mistaken. Without getting to the root of the issue, you did nothing but destroy families with the charges and punishments. Counseling perhaps could have achieved a different outcome. In my opinion all the county was after was money, with little or no thought to the downstream impact caused to the families. The families are the real victims here… I have actually talked to some of the women who offer these “services”… they are not victims, nor are they being forced into that lifestyle. They do it because they can get a substantial amount of money and not have to pay taxes, yet still collect welfare. It is an atrocity that society calls these women victims, they voluntarily chose their lifestyle. Look into the past of some of these men… some are childhood victims of sexual assault, physical and emotional abuse. Perhaps I will connect with the local newspaper to feature a story of who the real victims are of the sting you held and what the county’s real motives were. If your motives were to stop the men from soliciting services of this nature, you would have mandated counseling of some form or another. Instead your sentences destroyed families and lives of the true innocent victims.
I notice that none of you f@gg0t @$$ cops or you f@gg0ts who support them have anything to say now. Figures. Cops are cowards who hide behind badges and can never try to arrest me without at least 3 of them come at once. Pussies. But I’m not breaking any laws by saying this. Its called freedom of speech
You’re not breaking any laws at all. I would only say, police and prosecutors (probably judges, too) are likely reading all these comments, and if you’re still in court on this charge, keep in mind, they might not go as easy on you as they could.
You see the thing is… I’m not going to court at all. For anything. So BOOYAH!
Im a criminal whos personal business was posted on here. get my name and everything about me off of here right now. it is nobodys business but my own. by the way, my name is Gary Percival age 28. I may have been arrested in march but im not even on probation or parole anymore to to hell with all of you judemental bastards.
Reads like a trap….Jim
Yep,it does. They sure got a bunch of hardened criminals off the street with this one.
I was one of those criminals and guess what? im free to do whatever the hell I want when I want. im not even on probation. so f/u
Are you to stupid to understand what was written here. I know you can’t be to bright if you are picking up whores, Either that or you are dirt bag ugly. You are a criminal and your record is public. Get used to it because you are going to have it for a long time.
I’m just a criminal flaunting to the cops and those who support them that I’m back on the streets worse than ever and there’s nothing theyccan do about it. I win
We will catch you again Your type isn’t real bright.
We? What are you? A low life cop yourself or what? Freedom of speech is a wonderful thing
Nights when I have nothing going on I go back to the back page escort page and expose undercover whores and warn people about the ad so they don’t get busted. I know exactly what to look for now and I can easily spot a set up. So I expose it. Ha!