Administrator with State Human Services Department charged in St. Paul prostitution sting

ST. PAUL -- A man accused of making a sex-for-money deal with an undercover police officer in St. Paul is a division director for the Minnesota Human Services Department, and is now on indefinite leave of absence.

The St. Paul city attorney’s office charged Mark Steven Toogood on Monday with patronizing prostitution, a gross misdemeanor. Toogood, 58, of Minneapolis, has worked for nearly five years as DHS’ director of economic assistance and employment supports.

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