MINNEAPOLIS — A 12-year-old Minneapolis girl’s brother caught her suspected rapist in a trap he set up earlier this week, according to a criminal complaint filed in the case.

Qalinle Ibrahim Dirie, 41, of Minneapolis, was charged Wednesday with first-degree criminal sexual conduct in connection with a June 5 sexual assault.

If convicted, Dirie faces up to 30 years in prison and a $40,000 fine.

On June 10, officers responded to Hennepin County Medical Center to take a criminal sexual conduct report.

The girl, 12, reported to her school counselor that she was sexually assaulted she was taken to HCMC. A sexual assault exam was performed on the victim and the resulting kit was taken to the BCA for analysis.

The girl said she’d seen Dirie driving past her house often and that he drives a white, four-door Toyota, according to the criminal complaint.

She was playing in her backyard one day when the man stopped behind her home in the alley, got out to talk to her, and asked if her mom was home, prosecutors said. When she told him no, he left but returned ten minutes later, according to authorities.

When he came back, he put his hand over her mouth and picked her body up with his other hand, forced her into the car, and struck her in the head which caused her to feel dizzy and disoriented, police said.

Dirie drove away from her house for a couple of blocks, pulled over, got into the backseat with her, and raped her, according to the criminal complaint.

Nearly two months later, on July 29, the girl’s brother looked at her cell phone and saw multiple calls from “Mohamed Muuse” that his sister was not answering, police said.

The girl told her brother that it was the man who sexually assaulted her on June 5, the criminal complaint states.

When “Mohamed Muuse” called the girl’s phone again, the brother answered but did not speak. “Mohamed Muuse” said “Hey beautiful! I miss you! When can I see you again,” according to the criminal complaint.

The brother hung up and began texting with “Mohamed Muuse” through SnapChat, pretending to be his sister, police said.

“Mohamed Muuse” referred to bringing condoms to see the girl, according to authorities. The girl’s brother sent “Mohamed Muuse” their home address, and “Mohamed Muuse” said he was 14 minutes away.

In an interview later, the brother told officers he did this because he wanted to identify the man.

Dirie arrived and — when he saw the brother and girl’s stepfather waiting for him in the living room — he tried to flee, police said.

However, the brother “stood in front of the door while 911 was called,” the criminal complaint states. Dirie was arrested. While being transported in the squad car, he said “She told me she is 19 years old. I don’t know why,” according to authorities.

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Minneapolis park workers represented by LIUNA Local 363 approved a new contract on Thursday.

Negotiators for the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and the union reached a tentative deal last week, putting an end to a historic 22-day labor strike, the first in the MPRB’s 141-year history.

The contract nets union members a 10.25% cost of living wage adjustment over the next three years in addition to an immediate $1.75 per hour raise and expanded benefits.

“Our members’ sacrifices and solidarity yielded more than improved wages and benefits. We reaffirmed that Minneapolis is a union town,” LIUNA Local 363 Business Manager AJ Lange said in a statement. “This victory extends beyond our union, demonstrating the power of working people when they stand united.”

The full Park Board is expected to approve the contract at its Aug. 7 meeting.

“The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board is excited to move forward and continue providing great service to our park users and residents of Minneapolis,” MPRB Superintendent Al Bangoura said in a statement. “Parks are about people, and we have always counted on hard working employees. We are glad resolution was reached and we can move forward.”