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Priest, teacher, defense attorney among 135 arrested in human trafficking sting in Ohio
no word yet if any of the arrested and charged are DraqQueenssource-https://www.wosu.org/2025-09-29/priest-teacher-defense-attorney-among-135-arrested-in-human-trafficking-sting-in-ohio
snip-"A total of 135 people were arrested in an operation aiming to crack down on human trafficking in Ohio. More than a hundred members of law enforcement statewide were involved in what’s being called Operation Next Door.
“We call this Operation Next Door because the victim is the girl next door. It's the boy next door. It's the 'john' next door," said Attorney General Dave Yost in a video about the statewide sting.
A total of 103 'johns', or people seeking to buy sex, were arrested, including a 76-year-old Greek Orthodox priest from Cleveland, a Cleveland Heights teacher and a former federal defense attorney. An additional 32 people were nabbed on prostitution and/or drug charges. Nine search warrants were carried out on massage parlors in the Toledo, Cleveland and Akron areas, which Yost described as "a growing problem in Ohio that I've been eager to pursue.”
[BTW-it is the priests second arrest]
snip-"Among the survivors involved are a 14-year-old girl who was recovered in northeast Ohio, a 17-year-old missing girl from Cleveland and an adult with developmental disabilities found in central Ohio."
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