Stearns County gets custody of man allegedly sleeping with underage St. Cloud girls

ST. CLOUD — Stearns County Jail booking records show the sheriff’s department took custody of Yasin Abdulkadir on July 16. The 23-year-old man is accused of allegedly having sex with minors in St. Cloud.

"Abdulkadir was arrested by out-of-state law enforcement and transported back to Stearns County on the arrest warrant and booked into our jail," Stearns County Investigations Lieutenant Zach Sorenson said. "The original investigation was completed by the St. Cloud Police Department."

Abdulkadir was taken into custody after authorities were initially uncertain of his whereabouts, which led to the criminal complaint being filed before his arrest. He was arrested in Nebraska and his jail records list a Nebraska address.

St. Cloud police became aware of Abdulkadir when responding to two runaway underage girls. One of the girls was eventually found at a 32-year-old man's apartment. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the 32-year-old and Abdulkadir allegedly had sex with the girls, who, according to court records, are between 14 and 16 years old.

The investigation produced surveillance footage showing Abdulkadir, the 32-year-old man and the two runaway girls going up the apartment staircase, according to the complaint.

Investigators then met with one of the girls, who allegedly told officers that the two men engaged in sexual acts with them. The other man involved told officers on May 14 that he was informed the girls were 19 and 18 years old.

Corey Schmidt covers local government for the St. Cloud Times. He can be reached at cschmidt@gannett.com.