Moorhead Sex Sting Arrest

Moorhead Police arrest a 51–year–old Kentucky man for electronic solicitation of a minor.

Jon Carlson of Louisville replied to a fictitious online advertisement.

Moorhead Police posted an ad posing as a minor interested in engaging in sexual activity.

They led him to a landmark in the city were Carlson was arrested without incident.

Police say he was just passing through the area.

They made the arrest as part of an on–going law enforcement effort to fight human trafficking.

Moorhead Police Department Lt. Tory Jacobson says, “We try to be creative and we vary our approaches. Our point is to also deter and make the community aware that we are going to continue this effort and other efforts to address the problem in this particular case it was a reverse prostitution sting going after the demand for the prostitution.”

Carlson is being held in the Clay County Jail.