The Bloomington Police Department is reporting that a federal immigration agency employee based in the Twin Cities was among 16 men arrested in a child sex trafficking sting operation.

Alexander Steven Back, 41, of Robbinsdale, was arrested Nov. 13 when he allegedly attempted to meet up with who he thought was a 17-year-old girl, but was actually undercover law enforcement, according to a criminal complaint. Back is a non-sworn U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employee and one of four charged in the operation, according to Bloomington police.

According to the complaint, officers posing as a minor in a text message exchange said, “I am 17 and one guy got hella mad at me,” to which Back said, “I’m not going to be mad at you.”

In a second instance, officers said “Kk and u ain’t gon

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