COLUMBUS, Ohio — A New Castle man was charged with four sex crime felonies after being swooped up in what Ohio’s attorney general is calling the “largest anti-human trafficking operation in state history.” Jarod Mills, 33, of 224 Terrace N. Ave., was arrested Thursday by officers from Mahoning County SheriffContinue Reading
A former Van Wert and Findlay priest is facing ten federal charges for allegedly having sexual contact with children. Michael Zacharias was indicted on three counts of Sex Trafficking of a Minor and seven counts of Adult Trafficking of an Adult. The indictment says there were two victims the priestContinue Reading
The Ohio Attorney General’s office reported the arrest of dozens of people as part of a statewide anti-human trafficking operation. Operation Autumn Hope, coordinated through Attorney General Dave Yostás Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, encompassed more than 50 law enforcement agencies and non-government partners to break the cycle that fuelsContinue Reading
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BEAUMONT, Tx- A Southeast Texas anti-human trafficking operation led to 21 arrests, officials said. Beaumont Police and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office worked together for a two-day joint operation targeting what officials called “sex buyers,” Officer Carol Riley said in a news release. The 21 men arrested were solicitingContinue Reading
BEAUMONT, Tx- A Southeast Texas anti-human trafficking operation led to 21 arrests, officials said. Beaumont Police and the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office worked together for a two-day joint operation targeting what officials called “sex buyers,” Officer Carol Riley said in a news release. The 21 men arrested were solicitingContinue Reading
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Pathways to Employment Program is in its second year as panhandlers and the homeless population are able to find work in downtown. Recycle Force, an electrical waste recycling company continues to help people get off the streets and into positions where they can earn money. NewsContinue Reading
Organised criminals are extending their reach and forcing victims of sex trafficking into county lines drug dealing and other crimes, senior police said. They no longer focus on one enterprise but are spreading their operations across drug trafficking, child sexual exploitation and modern-day slavery. Victims were being moved to differentContinue Reading
NEW YORK • Lawyers of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell – a central figure entwined in the scandal involving late financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls – say US prosecutors are reneging on a promise to provide her with the evidence they collected in her sex trafficking case. TheContinue Reading
FINDLAY, OH – U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman announced today that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned a 10-count indictment charging Michael J. Zacharias, age 53, with sex trafficking of a minor and sex trafficking of an adult and minor by force, fraud, or coercion. The defendant wasContinue Reading