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From CBN. An Ohio human trafficking task force recently arrested and charged 160 people, including an elementary school teacher, a college professor, and a pair of U.S. Air Force members, for attempting to buy sex, the state’s top prosecutor announced earlier this week.

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A week-long sting dubbed “Operation Buyer’s Remorse” concluded with the arrest of 149 “johns” seeking to buy sex who were subsequently arrested and charged with engaging in prostitution.

Two others were arrested for allegedly seeking to have sex with minors and another six were arrested for promoting prostitution. The rest are in jail for illegally possessing narcotics and firearms or because there were outstanding warrants against them, the state’s attorney general reported.

The coordinated sting led by Attorney General Dave Yost’s Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission (OOCIC) was a collaborative effort between eight human trafficking and major crimes task forces. …

More than 100 human trafficking survivors were also identified and received help from the state’s health care and social service organizations.

“Operation Buyer’s Remorse”  took place from Sept. 25 to Sept. 30 in every corner of the state, including in and around Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, Akron, Youngstown, Marietta, and Portsmouth.

Those arrested came from all backgrounds, including EMTs, nurses, educators, retirees, former law enforcement officers, delivery drivers, and U.S. Air Force members. The youngest “John” arrested was 17 and the oldest was 84. …

In addition to the 160 arrests, search warrants were conducted at 11 massage parlors suspected of human trafficking activities as part of ongoing, long-term investigations. …

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(Excerpt from CBN. Photo Credit: Tim Tebow Foundation on Unsplash)