Over a dozen men have been arrested locally as a result of a statewide anti-human trafficking operation, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office announced Monday. A total of 45 missing children have been found across the state.
According to the U.S. Marshals, Operation Autumn Hope was a multi-agency enforcement operation focused on human trafficking and the location and recovery of missing and exploited children in Ohio throughout the month of October. It aimed to:
- Rescue victims of human trafficking and refer them to social services
- Recover missing and exploited children
- Apprehend those seeking to have sex with a minor
- Arrest male johns seeking to buy sex
Watch the police presser below:
