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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost leads the proactive fight against human trafficking with training and a summit.
Ohio’s leading voices in the fight against human trafficking are calling for continued education, vigilance and action to ...
Jonathan Neff indicted on multiple rape charges after a Southeastern Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force investigation.
A Woodsfield man is behind bars after being arrested on nine counts of rape involving a minor, according to the Noble County ...
The Tucson Police Department said the girls, ages 14 and 16 years old, likely met the Ohio men online. The TPD said its Human ...
A Monroe County man accused of raping a child is facing nine felony charges following an investigation by the Southeastern Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force. A Noble County grand jury indicted ...
Ohio is among the top states in the country for reports of human trafficking. The most recent data show nearly 600 victims were identified by various state agencies in 2022.
Through the partnership, Truckers Against Trafficking will distribute bumper stickers featuring the Ohio-specific human trafficking hotline: 844-END-OHHT.
The Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, which was established in 2012, should continue its efforts to prevent human trafficking and identify survivors, the governor said in his order.
In 2011, Ohio Revised Code 2905.32, Ohio’s first stand-alone human trafficking law, went into effect. Soon after, Gov. John Kasich became the first governor in the United States to establish his ...
More than 1,030 Ohio juveniles were the victims of human trafficking between 2014 and 2016, a new study by the University of Cincinnati shows. Another 4,209 youths were at risk of being ...
Ohio sees high trafficking rates According to an October 2023 report from the U.S. Department of Justice, 2,027 people were referred to U.S. attorneys for human trafficking offenses in 2021 - a 49% ...