An employee of Immigration and Customs Enforcement was arrested during a sex trafficking sting, law enforcement in Minnesota said.
At a press conference on Tuesday, Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges said that authorities conducted "Operation Creep" between Nov. 5 and Nov. 8. According to the chief, investigators used several methods to track down and arrest 16 men who were trying to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
The auditor who works for ICE could face federal charges as a result of the sting, Hodges said.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" the police chief explained. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
Some of the men were taken into custody by ICE.
"We don't have a way to verify someone's status here at the Bloomington Police Department," Hodges noted.
The police chief also called on lawmakers to pass legislation "so these companies can't continue to have these people on their platforms."
