On or about July 30, 2025, the Minnesota Human Trafficking Task Force conducted an undercover juvenile demand suppression operation in the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County, State of Minnesota. Law enforcement created an advertisement for commercial sex for one female and posted it on numerous websites commonly used for the purchase of commercial sex. During the operation, a male identified as Md Al Amin Piyal [DOB REDACTED] Defendant herein, contacted the number on the ad and asked “[h]ey babe, how much?”. The Defendant was asked what he wanted and told “Hr250” meaning a half hour of sexual services would cost $250. The Defendant responded “[t]hat’s cool.
Address?” The Defendant was asked for his age and race. After the Defendant answered, the undercover officer stated “[c]ool I’m 16 and white.” The Defendant replied “Okay”. The undercover officer then asked “you wanna f*ck”? The Defendant replied “Yeah”. The Defendant was asked if he was good with wearing a condom to which he replied “Yes”. The Defendant was asked if he wanted “Jus reg f*ck or you looking for ne else”. The Defendant replied “Jus reg f*ck”. The Defendant asked for the address and was provided the pre‐determined location, located in the City of St. Paul, Ramsey County, State of Minnesota.
At approximately 3:56 P.M., the Defendant arrived at the location and asked for help getting in. The Defendant engaged in a short phone conversation with an undercover officer acting as the decoy and then entered the code to enter the building. The Defendant arrived at the apartment door where he was taken into custody by law enforcement. Law enforcement located a cell phone on the Defendant and sent a verification code to the phone number of the person they were communicating with who was asking to purchase sex acts for money.
The verification code came through and was verified on the Defendant’s phone.
