GOP Stalwart Caught In Prostitution Sting
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune:
Peter Hong, a longtime Republican operative in Minnesota, was arrested Wednesday afternoon on a charge of soliciting prostitution in St. Paul.
Police spokesman Peter Panos said that the arrest came during the first day of a two-day sting operation during which "johns" and prostitutes responded to ads placed on the Internet and in print. Thirty-five people were arrested Wednesday and Thursday, Panos said today.
He declined to say where the undercover operation was based.
According to city and county records, Hong, 41, of Minneapolis, was arrested at about 3:40 p.m. on Wednesday and arrived at the Ramsey County jail just after 5 p.m. He was one of at least 19 men swept up during the first day of the sting, police records show.
Hong, reached by phone Thursday, said: "I don't have any comment."
First Posted: 07-25-08 05:00 PM | Updated: 08- 2-08 05:12 AM