ACT United

08/22/2026

After time in the field with Chaska and Eden Prairie Police Investigators, interns were asked 🎙What stood out to you the most?

08/17/2026

🗣 Hennepin County Attorney and MN BCA go live with more details on 4 people arrested, including Assistant Anoka County Attorney, for s3x trafficking operation in Hennepin County.

📌 13 victims, 1 deceased, more victims possible
📌 4 charged, over 100 criminal counts
📌 Shell companies established to hide profits

Links in bio to to full release

08/15/2026

"Former Assistant Anoka County Attorney is facing 26 charges related to her alleged role in a s*x trafficking operation in the Twin Cities area."

Andrea Leigh Sampson, 35, has been charged with 13 counts of promoting prostitution of an individual and 13 counts of receiving profits from prostitution."

If you see or suspect human trafficking, call the National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733

A former Assistant Anoka County Attorney is facing 26 charges related to her alleged role in a s*x trafficking operation in the Twin Cities area.

08/14/2026

🚨 Ted Matthew Bennett, 58, former Mounds View High School teacher, was just indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on one count of coercion and enticement of a minor.

He also faces state level felony charges for criminal s3xual conduct with a minor and witness tampering.

Reports allege that text messages showed Bennett groomed and communicated with the victim between Jan. 1, 2025 and Nov. 11, 2025. He also repeatedly offered the student alcohol and drugs, and engaged in s*xual activity with the student at least once.

Links to full story in comments

✅️ Students - if anyone or any relationship feels questionable, unsafe, or abusive there is help and hope available...

In immediate danger, call or text 911 in the USA, or the emergency number in your nation

RAINN National s3xual assault hotline 1-800-656-4673

National Domestic Violence hotline 1-800-799-7233 or text START to 88788

National Human Trafficking Hotline 1-888-373-7888 or text 233733

08/13/2026

08/13/2026

Relaxing end to an impactful summer ✨️ Safe Summer Outreach 2026 is in the books! Grateful for our amazing team. Thankful for the youth and families served and connections we made to help build a safer and stronger community.

08/08/2026

🚔 At the recent Carver County Sheriff's Candidate Forum a question was submitted by a community member...

"𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒃𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝑨𝑪𝑻 𝑼𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔."

(this was not submitted by ACT United btw, but we loved the Q!)

📞 Following the forum, candidate Jessica Heger, reached out to us, to learn about ACT United, our prevention work, and what we would like to see in Carver County.

Our Executive Director recently sat down with Candidate Heger.

✅️ ACT United:
- Our goal is to end exploitation crimes against children including trafficking and online s3xtortion in PREVENTION strategies.

- Our ask of the Sheriffs Department:
Begin collaborative engagement and partnership with ACT United and the Scott and Carver County Task Force in child exploitation crime PREVENTION.

Carver County is not exempt from online dangers impacting kids of all ages. Every family should be aware of the dangerous trends and every child and teen regardless of language & community should have equal access to prevention education and support resources when needed.

Why is nonprofit and law enforcement collaboration critical to crime prevention and community safety? Many reasons shared, that deserve their own post.

⭐️ Candidate Heger for Sheriff :
- Former Hopkins Police Officer and currently a Special Agent with the MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. The top LE agency of MN
- Stated that partnering with community organizations and leaders is important for community health, safety, and crime prevention.
- Served on a multicultural advisory committee dedicated to hearing from all community members
- At Hopkins PD, built the first School Resource Officer program with 6 diverse schools
- Taught online safety and exploitation prevention to students.

✨️We appreciated the proactive call to learn more about our successful prevention strategies and ways we can unite and collaborate to reduce risks, reverse the upward s3xtortion crime trend, and devastating outcomes this has on youth, including su***de.

✨️ We're often asked by families and child safety advocates which LE agencies and nonprofits partner with us and the SW Task Force. Agency leadership plays a huge role in engagement. The relationships we have across MN is humbling, inspiring, multiplies prevention impact and we hope the list grows.

✨️If you live in Carver County, there are 5 candidates for Carver County Sheriff on the Aug 11th ballot. You can view the Carver County candidate forum on YouTube and see how all the candidates answered the question on child exploitation crime prevention and the other issues.

💙 To join ACT United in trafficking and s3xtortion prevention or learn more about the Task Force, go to the links in our bio or visit actunited . org

Any agency, nonprofit, church or school district interested in learning more about partnership, please reach out to our Director via contact form in bio

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07/31/2026

Dropping off waters to keep you hydrated at the Chaska PD 1st Annual Youth Fishing Contest, Saturday Aug 1st!! 💦🎣 Scroll for details ➡️

07/31/2026

🌎 Child trafficking is local, international, and using technology to exploit children across borders without them ever leaving their location. Sometimes by family members in their own homes.

💙 Learn how ACT United is using prevention strategies, reducing risk factors, and supporting youth on their path to freedom and healing from exploitation.

🔗 Links to get involved in bio