US EditionOhio Attorney General Dave Yost: Northeast Ohio priest, teacher among 135 arrested in human trafficking sweep
Operation Next Door involved over 100 agencies, led to 135 arrests including 32 felony charges, and referred 67 human trafficking survivors to social and healthcare services, officials said.
- The statewide sting produced 135 arrests in a human trafficking operation last week, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Monday.
- The effort, called Operation Next Door, targeted people seeking to buy sex, including minors, and involved more than 100 law enforcement agencies led by the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission.
- Police executed search warrants and raided Green Massage Spa, Dandelion's Promise Foot Spa and U Mei Spa, seizing $62,000 in cash and more than $30,400 from businesses across Toledo, Cleveland and Akron areas.
- Investigators referred 67 human trafficking victims to social-service and health-care organizations, and 32 people face felony charges including promoting prostitution, compelling prostitution, and child endangerment.
- Yost emphasized prevalence, saying `Human trafficking is everywhere` and warned buying sex fuels trafficking and cannot be treated like a traffic ticket, while officials cited grooming, vulnerability, addiction and exploitation.
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Massage parlors, missing teens, and 135 arrests in Ohio human trafficking investigation
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A statewide operation targeting human trafficking led to 135 arrests across Ohio last week, Attorney General Dave Yost announced. The effort, called Operation Next Door, was led by the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) and involved more than 100 law enforcement agencies. It focused on urban, suburban, and rural areas. “Human trafficking occurs in plain sight and may even involve co-workers or neighbors,” Yo…
‘A growing problem’: Police raid nine Ohio massage parlors in human trafficking investigation
Ohio law enforcement officers raided nine massage parlors as part of a human trafficking investigation, netting 32 felony arrests, Attorney General Dave Yost said Monday.
Local priest among 100+ 'Johns' arrested in Ohio: List
(WJW) - More than 100 people in Ohio have been arrested as part of a statewide crackdown on human trafficking, according to Attorney General Dave Yost. In a press release, officials said law enforcement from across the state participated last week in “Operation Next Door" where 135 people seeking to buy sex – including from minors – were arrested. Local second-grader dies after ‘sudden illness’ “Operation Next Door was named to highlight t…
Yost releases results of human trafficking crackdown
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost revealed the results of a week-long human trafficking crackdown. The six-day operation, called "Operation Next Door," took place last week. It ended with the arrests of 135 people seeking to buy sex -- including from minors. There were nine search warrants on massage parlors, and 67 survivors were offered help. Arrests included a Greek Orthodox priest from Cleveland and a school janitor fro…
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