On September 3 and 4, 2025, Blaine Police conducted a special operation to identify people trying to hire juveniles for commercial sex. A fake advertisement was placed on several websites used for commercial sex transactions, offering commercial sex with a female who listed her age as 18. Multiple officers and special agents from the BCA were assigned to chat undercover with people who responded to the advertisement. During the conversations, the undercover officers told inquirers that the female was actually 17 years old, and that “she” had misrepresented her age in order to circumvent the website’s restrictions.
If the inquirer acknowledged this and persisted in seeking sexual contact in exchange for money, officers directed the inquirer to a specific location in Blaine, Anoka County, where they were intercepted and taken into custody. One of the inquirers who responded to the advertisement on September 4 was Defendant Angel Joel Lopez Raygoza (10/27/02). Defendant indicated that he wanted to purchase an hour of time for the offered price of $200. The officer asked Defendant if it was ok that “she” was only 17 years old.
Defendant initially hesitated, but then asked the officer if “she” would do “full bare” (meaning penetration without a condom). When the officer agreed, Defendant proceeded. He was directed to the second location and was taken into custody. Officers confirmed that Defendant’s phone was the one used to communicate with the officer. Defendant's phone was seized and subject to a forensic examination, where three files (two images and one video) were identified as containing child [NAME REDACTED]. Defendant downloaded these images on March 24, 2025, and August 30, 2025. Image 1 showed a naked female child [NAME REDACTED], posed on her hands and knees.
A naked adult male is positioned behind her in apparent sexual penetration. Image 2 showed a young female child's face, and her hand gripping an adult man's penis. The image showed the adult man orally penetrating the girl. This child had a different hair color than the child in image 1. The video showed a prepubescent child wearing underwear and a sports bra. On camera, she fully undressed and then masturbated with her hand while also simulating giving oral sex by sucking on a plastic bottle.
