3 prostitution cases dismissed over behavior by Minneapolis officers

Three prostitution cases have been thrown out this month by Hennepin County judges and the Minneapolis city attorney, who said Minneapolis undercover police investigators went too far.

The officers’ sexual contact with the female suspects also drew a sharp denunciation from the county’s chief public defender, Mary Moriarty.

“Do citizens want officers behaving in this manner?” Moriarty asked Wednesday.

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