Stewartville man pleads guilty to second prostitution charge
Russell Hodge, Olmsted County ADC
(ABC 6 News) – A Stewartville man arrested in two separate Rochester prostitution stings pleaded guilty to in his second case Tuesday.
Russell Jay Hodge, 48, pleaded guilty to a charge of Felony Prostitution — Actor Hires or Agrees to Hire and Reasonably Believes Under 18 but at least 16 years of age dating back to April of this year.
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Hodge had previously been arrested in a November 2022 sting, and pleaded guilty to the gross misdemeanor charge in exchange for probation.
He finished that probation in 2023.
According to Hodge’s plea agreement, he will receive a sentence in accordance with Minnesota’s felony sentencing guidelines — but the state agreed to recommend no more than 10 days in jail.
Hodge’s sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 2.
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