{"id":593098,"date":"2023-10-03T17:38:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T14:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ohio-human-trafficking-operation-leads-to-160-arrests\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T17:38:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T14:38:35","slug":"ohio-human-trafficking-operation-leads-to-160-arrests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ohio-human-trafficking-operation-leads-to-160-arrests\/","title":{"rendered":"#Ohio human trafficking operation leads to 160 arrests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27fbc1d4ee6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27fbc1d4ee6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ohio-human-trafficking-operation-leads-to-160-arrests\/#In_addition_to_the_arrests_%E2%80%9COperation_Buyers_Remorse%E2%80%9D_identified_more_than_100_human_trafficking_survivors_who_are_now_being_connected_to_services\" >In addition to the arrests, &#8220;Operation Buyer\u2019s Remorse&#8221; identified more than 100 human trafficking survivors who are now being connected to services<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ohio-human-trafficking-operation-leads-to-160-arrests\/#The_arrestees\" >The arrestees<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ohio-human-trafficking-operation-leads-to-160-arrests\/#A_teacher_a_professor_an_administrator_and_two_US_Air_Force_men\" >A teacher, a professor, an administrator and two U.S Air Force men<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ohio-human-trafficking-operation-leads-to-160-arrests\/#The_victims\" >The victims<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"\"><story-emphasis util-module-path=\"elements\/story\" section=\"news\" link=\"\/news\"><\/story-emphasis><\/p>\n<hr class=\"colorbar section-news\">\n<h2 class=\"display-5 subhead spacer-small\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_addition_to_the_arrests_%E2%80%9COperation_Buyers_Remorse%E2%80%9D_identified_more_than_100_human_trafficking_survivors_who_are_now_being_connected_to_services\"><\/span>In addition to the arrests, &#8220;Operation Buyer\u2019s Remorse&#8221; identified more than 100 human trafficking survivors who are now being connected to services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"9177475002\" title=\"Sex &amp; human trafficking: What we know about laws in place to prevent it\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/01\/11\/USAT\/0c815a7d-b320-4eac-bcb9-a3910b7112aa-SexTraffickingLaws_RectThumb.png\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/01\/11\/USAT\/0c815a7d-b320-4eac-bcb9-a3910b7112aa-SexTraffickingLaws_RectThumb.png\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">Sex &amp; human trafficking: What we know about laws in place to prevent it<\/p>\n<p>Millions of people are tr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed in some form of human trafficking around the world. Here&#8217;s where trafficking legislation stands in the U.S. right now.<\/p>\n<p>Just the FAQs, USA TODAY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>An elementary school teacher, a college professor and a pair of U.S. Air Force members are among 160 people charged in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov\/Media\/News-Releases\/October-2023\/AG-Yost-Praises-Statewide-Human-Trafficking-Crackd\">a statewide human trafficking crackdown<\/a> in Ohio, the state&#8217;s top prosecutor said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>In addition to the arrests, &#8220;Operation Buyer\u2019s Remorse&#8221; identified more than 100 human trafficking survivors, Ohio Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Dave Yost\u00a0announced in a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> release.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests began Sept. 25 and lasted through Saturday. They took place in &#8220;every corner of the state&#8221; including in and around Columbus, Cleveland, Toledo, Akron, Youngstown, Marietta and Portsmouth.<\/p>\n<p>It was &#8220;a concerted effort to stem the demand that fuels human trafficking,&#8221; Yost said, pointing to the involvement of nearly 100 law enforcement agencies and human service organizations across the Buckeye State. The attorney general&#8217;s Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission led the operation.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner><media-image image-set=\"bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/f2ce35cb0bc3c3f1fa72c1a12fd6c099318b932a\/c=320-0-5440-3840\/local\/-\/media\/2020\/05\/20\/USATODAY\/usatsports\/ghows-OH-200518866-c9eaf7f8.jpg 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/c72fc348fa6bc2747180f692a2131f99b9f734f5\/c=1440-0-4320-3840\/local\/-\/media\/2020\/05\/20\/USATODAY\/usatsports\/ghows-OH-200518866-c9eaf7f8.jpg 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/-mm-\/421b078e32ec24dfbab35e78c8c4cec779ade847\/c=0-300-5760-3540\/local\/-\/media\/2020\/05\/20\/USATODAY\/usatsports\/ghows-OH-200518866-c9eaf7f8.jpg 16:9\" image-alt=\"Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says a federal judge is overstepping his authority by keeping prosecution of former national security adviser Michael Flynn alive after the U.S. Department of Justice sought to drop the case.\" credit=\"Joshua A. Bickel\/Dispatch\" caption=\"Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pictured. On Oct. 3, 2023, he announced the arrests of 160 people in a statewide human trafficking bust that took place September 25-30, 2023,\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Texas woman who vanished had hit out: <\/strong>Missing Houston woman was witness in murder case; no-contact order was issued in June, records show<\/span><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_arrestees\"><\/span>The arrestees<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Those arrested in the operation ranged in age from 17 to as old as 84 and included an EMT, nurses, former law enforcement officers and retirees, Yost reported.<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"><\/cta-atoms-container-inline><\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the week, 149 people looking to buy sex were arrested and charged with engaging in prostitution, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>Additional arrests included two people who allegedly sought to to engage in criminal sexual acts with minors and six for promoting prostitution. Others were arrested for illegally possessing drugs or firearms, or on outstanding warrants.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"><\/partner-banner><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/10\/03\/USAT\/71042999007-usatsi-21227378.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/10\/03\/USAT\/71042999007-usatsi-21227378.jpg?crop=2666,1999,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/10\/03\/USAT\/71042999007-usatsi-21227378.jpg?crop=1500,1999,x600,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/10\/03\/USAT\/71042999007-usatsi-21227378.jpg?crop=2999,1687,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Brooke LaValley \/ Columbus Dispatch \/ USA TODAY Network\" caption=\"Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is pictured on Aug. 17, 2023 in London, Ohio.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_teacher_a_professor_an_administrator_and_two_US_Air_Force_men\"><\/span>A teacher, a professor, an administrator and two U.S Air Force men<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Among those arrested were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nick Claybourn, 29, of Rushville, arrested by the Fairfield County Sheriff\u2019s Office and Lancaster Police Department on charges of engaging in prostitution. Claybourn was a sixth-grade teacher in the Fairfield Union Local School District in Lancaster, Ohio, until he resigned on Sunday.<\/li>\n<li>Shawn Ryken, a staff sergeant from the U.S. Air Force; arrested by the Montgomery County Human Trafficking Task Force near Dayton, Ohio.<\/li>\n<li>Jason Goins, a major in the U.S. Air Force; arrested by the Montgomery County Human Trafficking Task Force.<\/li>\n<li>Michael Masterson, a former administrator at the University of Dayton; arrested by the Montgomery County Human Trafficking Task Force.<\/li>\n<li>Ramesh Karki, a professor at Indiana University; arrested by the Montgomery County Human Trafficking Task Force.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-inline>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely clear Tuesday whether any of those arrested had obtained attorneys.<\/p>\n<p>Claybourn was hired over the summer and was in his first year as a teacher in the Fairfield Union Local School District, Superintendent Chad Belville\u00a0told USA TODAY. The district placed Claybourn on administrative leave Thursday night after his arrest and he resigned his teaching position on Sunday, Belville said.<\/p>\n<p>University of Dayton officials told USA TODAY that Masterson is a former faculty member at the school and the university&#8217;s policy is not to comment on individual personnel matters or ongoing investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Spokespeople from the Air Force and Indiana University did not immediately return USA TODAY&#8217;s requests for comment.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>See the full list of those arrested in connection to the sting <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov\/Media\/News-Releases\/October-2023\/AG-Yost-Praises-Statewide-Human-Trafficking-Crackd\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Bonding over trauma abuse? <\/strong>Victims of trauma or abuse may find themselves &#8216;trauma bonding,&#8217; but it&#8217;s not healthy<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_victims\"><\/span>The victims<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/10\/03\/USAT\/71043000007-usatsi-13554334.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/10\/03\/USAT\/71043000007-usatsi-13554334.jpg?crop=4474,3355,x259,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/10\/03\/USAT\/71043000007-usatsi-13554334.jpg?crop=2517,3355,x1297,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2023\/10\/03\/USAT\/71043000007-usatsi-13554334.jpg?crop=5187,2919,x0,y218 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Matthew Berry \/ Eagle-Gazette \/ USA TODAY Network\" caption=\"Attendees light candles at the Take Back the Night rally on Oct. 22, 2019, in downtown Lancaster, Ohio. The rally was intended to raise community awareness about human trafficking, domestic violence, rape and assault.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"><\/media-image><\/p>\n<p>Police interviewed 104 survivors of human trafficking as a result of the sting, some located at illicit massage parlors.<\/p>\n<p>The victims, according to the release, were provided services from health care and social service organizations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe success of this operation is measured not only by the number of arrests but also by the resources offered to survivors of human trafficking and the intelligence gathered that will propel long-term investigations forward,&#8221; Yost said.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"><\/partner-banner>\n<p>He added: \u201cOur message is simple: Don\u2019t buy sex in Ohio.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em>Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. 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