BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO-AM) Bismarck police say they were only able to arrest 17 men this month after an online ad selling sex received more than 60 responses.
Police spokesman Mark Buschena says that the online ad was part of a sting operation conducted earlier this month.
Buschena says their ad received 65 responses, but because of limited officers on hand and other constraints, they arrested and charged just 17 men who answered the ad.
All 17 men were arrested at hotel rooms after allegedly agreeing to pay for sex. The men ranged in age from 18 to 48 and hailed from across the state. One man was from Minnesota and another was from Rhode Island.
The charges against the men have been sent to the Bismarck city attorney's office.