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Largest human trafficking sting in Ohio history nets 161, including politician, firefighter

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A firefighter, college professor and a Cleveland-area city councilman were among 161 people nabbed in a statewide sex sting operation last week, described as Ohio largest ever focused on human trafficking.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and law enforcement officials from Franklin, Montgomery, Portage and Summit counties, as well as social service providers and former human trafficking victims, met in the Ohio Statehouse on Monday to talk about the initiative.

Dubbed Operation Ohio Knows, the weeklong sting was intended to create a deterrent for those who seek sex for pay or profit, Yost said.

“We want to send a message to everybody in the country: Don’t buy sex in Ohio,” he said.

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