Human Trafficking

More than a hundred law enforcement officers were involved in the operation aiming to crack down on human trafficking in Ohio.

Sen. Husted met with representatives from various agencies in Akron Thursday about his bill to combat human trafficking, particularly at job sites. Several asked him to include more about victim support.

Snyder was arrested Friday during a sting at the North Side hotel in Columbus.

Ohio State student models wore outfits created by local designers that moved from innocence to violence and eventually restoration.

Ohio Atty. Gen. Dave Yost said a new statewide hotline for human trafficking has launched, and a new law is set to go into effect that will allow expungement of prostitution from criminal records.

Ohio will soon have its first hotline to direct tips on suspected sex and labor trafficking.

Ohio is one of the top states for human trafficking reports. Experts say more education and support for victims is needed.

House Bill 230 in Ohio would recategorize the felony classifications for trafficking certain amounts of drugs, such as cocaine, fentanyl or heroin.

Federal authorities say 37-year-old Cordell Washington, of Pickerington, ran a large-scale drug trafficking organization in Columbus.

The University of Toledo’s Human Trafficking and Social Justice Institute is developing a screener to identify victims of human trafficking. It’ll be used statewide to develop intervention strategies.