After St. Paul prostitution sting, Canadian lawmaker resigns from party caucus - Pioneer Press

Michael Trent Allen (Courtesy of Ramsey County sheriff's office)

Police arrested a member of the Alberta, Canada, Legislative Assembly during an undercover prostitution sting in St. Paul on Monday.

Michael Trent Allen was one of 13 men nabbed during the operation, police reports show. The 51-year-old from Fort McMurray, Alberta, was booked into the Ramsey County Jail on suspicion of engaging in prostitution, a gross misdemeanor.

Allen, who had been a member of Alberta's Progressive Conservative Caucus, resigned from the caucus and legislative committees after his arrest.

Allen apologized in a statement, saying: "I made this mistake as a result of a profound lapse in my personal judgment. It is a mistake for which there are no excuses and for which I accept full responsibility."

St. Paul police regularly conduct undercover vice details and had placed an ad on backpage.com, said Sgt. Paul Paulos, a police spokesman. A man identified as Allen responded to the ad Monday, meeting two female undercover officers and agreeing to pay for sexual services, Paulos said.

Allen was arrested at 8:05 p.m. and released from jail about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. He has not been charged, but the St. Paul city attorney's office is reviewing the case.

Allen is listed as an attendee at the Council of State Governments' Midwestern Legislative Conference, which began in St. Paul on Sunday and ends Wednesday.

Steve Young, chief government whip for the Progressive Conservative Caucus of Alberta, said he

accepted Davis' resignation from the caucus Tuesday. Davis will sit as an independent member of the assembly, he said.

"Like all Albertans, it is our expectation that all members of the Legislative Assembly conduct themselves with the highest ethical and moral standards," Young said in a statement. "There should never be a time where those standards are in question."

Allen was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly for Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo in 2012, according to his biography on the legislative assembly's website. A businessman and professional jazz musician, Allen represented Alberta on the Council of State Governments' Midwest region, the site said.

Emily Gurnon contributed to this report. Mara H. Gottfried can be reached at 651-228-5262. Follow her at twitter.com/MaraGottfried.

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