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riversedge

(80,088 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 05:35 PM 17 hrs ago

WOW. Police in Bloomington, MN: one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting wa

whow beyond whow



Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE, Homeland Security, and federal agencies."






WOW. Police in Bloomington, MN just announced that one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting was a *background checker for ICE agents.*

He had a high security clearance in the Trump administration... and he was caught trying to abuse children. Sickening.


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WOW. Police in Bloomington, MN: one of the guys they arrested in an underage sex trafficking sting wa (Original Post) riversedge 17 hrs ago OP
No way..... human refuse is working with/for ICE? I don't believe you.... Moostache 17 hrs ago #1
Yeah MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #18
Given the Trump administration, the surprise is he isn't in the cabinet EdmondDantes_ 14 hrs ago #28
In this regime that's a prime qualification. Gaugamela 17 hrs ago #2
Sounds like... 2naSalit 17 hrs ago #3
Is there a bounty on taking underage immigrant children? OAITW r.2.0 14 hrs ago #24
The Biden administration found many children that Trump disappeared in his first term. Lonestarblue 3 hrs ago #49
Organ trafficking suegeo 1 hr ago #54
also.... OAITW r.2.0 14 hrs ago #25
I think it's a... 2naSalit 14 hrs ago #29
I have been on board since 2001. OAITW r.2.0 14 hrs ago #31
Well cheer up... 2naSalit 13 hrs ago #32
I'm holding my breath until I get 20 more hearts.....starting now. OAITW r.2.0 13 hrs ago #35
LOL buzzycrumbhunger 13 hrs ago #42
The bottom line BCH.... OAITW r.2.0 13 hrs ago #43
Virtual hearts count! buzzycrumbhunger 13 hrs ago #44
"Backatcha" is the proper term, I learned this in 8th grade English. OAITW r.2.0 12 hrs ago #45
Ain't that the goddamn truth! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 3 hrs ago #48
Irving you one for paying your dues. :) lostnfound 2 hrs ago #50
Trump's admin must be paying him well - TBF 17 hrs ago #4
Maybe that's a tactic we can use for the next invasion. Qutzupalotl 17 hrs ago #5
Lock. Him. Up. SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #6
Birds of a feather, the company you keep, yada yada. RockRaven 16 hrs ago #7
#NotADragQueen irisblue 16 hrs ago #8
Well, well, well. orangecrush 16 hrs ago #9
The younger you can get them, the higher your pay and clearance. Scalded Nun 16 hrs ago #10
Ice and pedophiles angrychair 16 hrs ago #11
I remember when we had security in the United States. Emile 16 hrs ago #12
Find them all. Lock them up. Toss the key into the deep, dark sea vanessa_ca 16 hrs ago #13
You can't make this shit up. Pisces 16 hrs ago #14
the USA is being run by a sex trafficking organization TalenaGor 16 hrs ago #15
The sex crime ring is still operational. FalloutShelter 2 hrs ago #53
Pedos working for a pedo. Shocking. FoxNewsSucks 15 hrs ago #16
So what has been happening to all Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #17
Is ANYONE surprised by ANY of this? Warpy 15 hrs ago #19
Nope...that's what degenerate fascists do. OAITW r.2.0 14 hrs ago #26
Very competent Trump Gub'mnt! Exp 15 hrs ago #20
Well of course he is! liberalla 15 hrs ago #21
This was ForgedCrank 14 hrs ago #22
Twin Cities ICE employee among 16 arrested in child sex trafficking sting cbabe 14 hrs ago #30
No, that ForgedCrank 13 hrs ago #33
Added link to current arrest. That's what I was referring to. cbabe 13 hrs ago #34
I edited ForgedCrank 13 hrs ago #36
Yes, dates are good for verifying. Cheers. cbabe 13 hrs ago #39
I found ForgedCrank 14 hrs ago #23
That makes me feel better. OAITW r.2.0 13 hrs ago #37
Only the best people. Ocelot II 14 hrs ago #27
I definitely never anything about 45's family separations MagickMuffin 13 hrs ago #38
That explains a lot mcar 13 hrs ago #40
It's a criminal organization from top to bottom. GoodRaisin 13 hrs ago #41
What a surprise! 'No one could ever have predicted this', unless they had Jack Valentino 12 hrs ago #46
Disgusting, but not surprising. 'Be Best'. Joinfortmill 3 hrs ago #47
Holy Cow. Great vetting ICE. Nanjeanne 2 hrs ago #51
So he fits right in with Trump's Epstein crowd ... nt Jarqui 2 hrs ago #52

OAITW r.2.0

(31,773 posts)
24. Is there a bounty on taking underage immigrant children?
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 08:44 PM
14 hrs ago

And "losing" them in the system? Would not shock me when you consider the current WH occupant.

Lonestarblue

(13,353 posts)
49. The Biden administration found many children that Trump disappeared in his first term.
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 07:55 AM
3 hrs ago

They were unable to locate several hundred others, who could have been sex trafficked, sold into bondage to work for free, or given up for secret adoptions to people who would not qualify for legal adoptions. I hope that many of that number are just quietly living with relatives, but the evil of Trump and Miller makes it quite believable that these children suffered heinous acts at their orders.

suegeo

(3,121 posts)
54. Organ trafficking
Wed Feb 11, 2026, 09:57 AM
1 hr ago

They were doing that under Ronnie Raygun. Al Gore sponsored a law that you have to approve if you want to be an organ donor.

What are they doing with that brain-thing the Nazi Elon is "developing"

buzzycrumbhunger

(1,749 posts)
42. LOL
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:33 PM
13 hrs ago

I’ve been here since 2008, and I think I have two. Does that make you feel better?

Always surprised and touched by the ones I get. Just wish I could return the favour, but poverty sucks. *sigh*

OAITW r.2.0

(31,773 posts)
43. The bottom line BCH....
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:40 PM
13 hrs ago

is....you commented on my comment. If I bothered to get hearts*, I'd have given you one.




* As EarlG would surely attest, I'm paying my dues.

Figarosmom

(10,575 posts)
17. So what has been happening to all
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 07:11 PM
15 hrs ago

The kids ICE has nabbed? Maybe he was branching out to use the kidnapped women too. Who knows? Maybe they were using the ICE facilities as their houses of I'll repute.

Warpy

(114,509 posts)
19. Is ANYONE surprised by ANY of this?
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 07:31 PM
15 hrs ago

I know I'm not, right wing power brokers at any level all seem to have major sexual loose screws, and no, I'm no, I'm not talking about orientation. Sadism of various types and an utter disregard for the concept of adult consent seem to be big components of the loose screws I'm talking about.

That guy, if convicted, should never be allowed around other people unsupervised.

ForgedCrank

(3,047 posts)
22. This was
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 08:02 PM
14 hrs ago

cut off at the end. Is there a link to the actual charges somewhere? All I got from this video is that he was arrested for what I gather would be soliciting, that is, trying to hire a prostitute.
Bad enough, but I heard nothing about children.
Also, when googling, I see the arrest of someone with the same name in New Orleans 2 months ago with child sex related charges.
Does someone have a like to the actual arrest and charges? Because I smell a rat with this twitter post

cbabe

(6,428 posts)
30. Twin Cities ICE employee among 16 arrested in child sex trafficking sting
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 08:50 PM
14 hrs ago
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/11/18/twin-cities-ice-employee-among-16-arrested-in-child-sex-trafficking-sting

Twin Cities ICE employee among 16 arrested in child sex trafficking sting

Matt Sepic
Minneapolis
November 18, 2025 6:30 PM

A Twin Cities-based employee of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is among 16 men arrested on suspicion of soliciting a minor following a sting operation by police in suburban Minneapolis.

Alexander Steven Back, 41, is among four people charged so far with trying to pay a 17-year-old girl for sex. Back could also face federal charges, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said at a news conference on Tuesday.

Authorities said that they’ve submitted evidence against the other 12 men to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for possible charges.

According to the criminal complaint filed Friday in Hennepin County, Back, of Robbinsdale, responded to a fake online advertisement “offering prostitution services.”

…not this one … more … also meth possession…

This one:

https://www.rawstory.com/ice-minneapolis-2675257484/

'Disturbing': ICE's own background check investigator busted in sex sting
Erik De La Garza
February 10, 2026 8:08PM ET

A federal contractor who conducted background checks for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other government agencies was arrested last week during a prostitution sting in a suburb about 10 miles south of downtown Minneapolis.

… more …

(ICE has a problem)

(Plus who’s doing their background checks?)

ForgedCrank

(3,047 posts)
33. No, that
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:01 PM
13 hrs ago

is yet another one, even older from 2025. At least I think so.
This is the one I'm referring to: https://www.wdsu.com/article/new-orleans-man-accused-of-kidnapping-human-trafficking/69948240

Edit:
Ok I think I see the score now. This is from last year. It is just now spreading around on twitter etc, making it seem like it happened today. Adding to the confusion is a guy with the same name arrested in NO a couple months back on charges related to a minor. This twitter video is incomplete. So it appears this is real, it just happened 4 months ago There is so much lying bullshit being spread around, I'm on high alert. My mistake

ForgedCrank

(3,047 posts)
36. I edited
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:09 PM
13 hrs ago

my post to reflect. I see where I went wrong now. The twitter video is old, but it just now is being spread around leading me to get it mixed up with the other case with the same name. They really should date this crap if they post it on twitter without links like that

ForgedCrank

(3,047 posts)
23. I found
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 08:44 PM
14 hrs ago

the links. This twitter post is misleading and false information. There are no child sex charges, not even remotely related.
Yes, he was arrested. He caught misdemeanor charge of soliciting along with ~30 other people in some sort of bust targeting prostitution. That is, trying to pay a prostitute for sex. There are no children involved.
We really need to look into these things before we spread them around. I'm no fan of these guys to say the least, but accusing someone of child sex crimes with no charges or evidence is low brow, and we are better than that. The Minnesota House DLP needs to take down that post ASAP.
There is another man who was arrested 2 months ago in a completely different state with the same name who was charged with child sex crimes, but all of the articles are clearly labelled and dated. I picked up the discrepancy immediately, so I question whether this was an honest mistake as well. We need to do better

OAITW r.2.0

(31,773 posts)
37. That makes me feel better.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:10 PM
13 hrs ago

At least he isn't a peado. But he is a john. I'd really like some data on all ICE "soldiers"/employees: and see what their collective records look like.

MagickMuffin

(18,242 posts)
38. I definitely never anything about 45's family separations
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 09:11 PM
13 hrs ago


I don’t even know if they kept tract of such things as identification.

They’re just sex slaves. I do remember some pics from during 45’s first run of things.


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