Crime & Safety

Wisconsin Man Charged in Woodbury Sex Trafficking

A man is charged with felony sex trafficking of an individual out of the Woodbury Extended Stay hotel.

A Wisconsin man has been charged in the alleged sex trafficking of a Chinese woman.

According to the Star Tribune, Brian Lee Kersten, 60, of Pleasant Valley, Wis., was being held at the county jail in connection with sex trafficking under the guise of massage services at a Woodbury hotel.

Kersten is charged with felony sex trafficking of an individual. He is a veterinarian, and owns the Baldwin Veterinary Center in Baldwin, Wis.

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Employees at the hotel, Woodbury Extended Stay, reported suspicious activity to police after they received an internal alert that a possible sex trafficking group involving Asian women was attempting to operate in Extended Stay hotels throughout the metro area.

Read more at the Star Tribune.

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