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International Prostitution Ring Busted in Minn.

Last Edited: Monday, 21 May 2007, 11:25 PM CDT

New details are coming out about a police bust on an international prostitution ring, right here in the Twin Cities.

It was a huge raid across the metro. In all, 25 people were arrested in connection with a large-scale prostitution ring. Two of the women were apparently forced to have sex with 80 men in one day.

Investigators say a duplex in south Minneapolis served as the headquarters of the operation, which had eight brothels across the state.

Investigators say the defendants lured women here from other countries and forced them to work as prostitutes.

On Saturday officers raided eight alleged brothels. The operation was recorded and posted on the Internet by activists who believed it to be an immigration raid.

Earlier today the U.S. Attorney and other law enforcement representatives underscored that this was a prostitution sting.

The 19 men and six women charged are accused of running or supporting the business of selling sex.

“In one night, operators of the brothel bragged about having just two women service over 80 men” said U.S. Attorney Rachel Paulose. “And you can imagine what sort of conditions those were. And I’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions, but they certainly were harsh.”

Right now the 25 people charged are all accused in some way of running this prostitution ring. The prostitutes are considered victims in the case at this point and have not been charged.

Paulose would not say how many women were involved as prostitutes or what countries they’re from – only that none are minors.

FOX 9 has also learned the addresses of the eight brothels in question, which are listed below:

3144 Tyler St. NE, Minneapolis

3019 11th Ave. S., Minneapolis

2500 Pleasant Ave. S. suite #2, Minneapolis

3104 Pleasant Ave S., Minneapolis

2955 Bloomington Ave. S., Minneapolis

7521 Penn Ave. S., Richfield, Minn.

126 Logan Ave. suite #1, West St. Paul, Minn.

1100 10th Ave SW, Austin, Minn.