Ohio, Human Trafficking

Ohio AG expands ways Ohioans can access Human Trafficking Hotline
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced he is expanding the ways Ohioans can access the Human Trafficking Hotline to file reports. AG Yost’s office says since the hotline went live in the fall of 2024,
Ohio launches app, new text line to report human trafficking
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost launched the statewide hotline to report human trafficking; now, other ways of reporting it are being added to it.
Community leaders, human trafficking survivors raise awareness at Ohio Statehouse
Around 200 community leaders, advocates and survivors came together for the 2025 Human Trafficking Prevention Awareness Statehouse Advocacy Day. “Human trafficking is an issue in Ohio. We believe it’s a serious crime and a serious public health issue that affects the people in Ohio more than you might think.
AG Yost Launches App, Introduces Other Ways to Report Signs of Human Trafficking
January 30, 2025, Press Release from the Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The new statewide Human Trafficking Hotline established by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost can now be accessed in four convenient ways, making it easy for the public to report information about suspected human trafficking.
Ohio launches human trafficking hotline along with TravelCenters of America and Truckers Against Trafficking
Ohio launched a human trafficking hotline in cooperation with TravelCenters of America and Truckers Against Trafficking.
Yost, TravelCenters of America, Truckers Against Trafficking team on awareness campaign
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is partnering with the transportation industry to expand the fight against human trafficking statewide.
Truckers Against Trafficking: Ohio AG announces partnership to fight human trafficking
Ohio’s attorney general Dave Yost announced a partnership within the transportation industry to fight against human trafficking.
Ohio Attorney General partners with TravelCenters of America, Truckers Against Trafficking for awareness campaign
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Jan. 28 a partnership within the transportation industry to expand the fight against human trafficking statewide, according to a news release. The
Ohio attorney general partners within the transportation industry on human trafficking awareness campaign
The partnership brings Yost's Human Trafficking Initiative together with Ohio-based TravelCenters of the America and nonprofit organization Truckers Against Trafficking to enhance human trafficking aw
Ohio organization works to teach community about the link between social media, human trafficking
A 2018 state-level study identified at least 1,000 minor victims of trafficking. Another 4,000 minors were determined to be at risk for trafficking.
Ohio holds first statewide Human Trafficking Prevention Advocacy Day at Statehouse Atrium in partnership with Collaborative to End Human Trafficking
The Collaborative to End Human Trafficking hosted the event in connection with the launch of its "Humans Over Human ...
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Human trafficking survivor Rachel Socorro brings awareness to Lorain County
Rachel Socorro, a human trafficking survivor, is working to bring greater awareness and resources to Lorain County to equip ...
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Wheeling YWCA promotes STEP to combat human trafficking
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the Wheeling YWCA is hoping to get the word out on one of the only programs in West Virginia designe ...
‘Absolutely no merit’: Avon Police respond to human trafficking investigation claims
The Avon Police Department is debunking claims of human trafficking investigations. A circulating social media post alleges ...
Ohio spa worker arrested after offering sex services to undercover agent for $150: police
According to WFMJ, 54-year-old Jingmei Feng was taken into custody after she allegedly offered to perform sexual acts in ...
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Despite Vance attack, Catholic bishops press ahead on defending migrants
Just a week into the Trump presidency, the U.S. bishops find themselves in an unaccustomed position: For the first time in ...
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Local non-profit organization warns of human trafficking prevalency, shares prevention measures
Hope Villages of America wants to educate the community about the prevalency of human trafficking and is sharing prevention ...
'It's real': TSC student, human trafficking survivor shares experience during campus forum
TSC’s Human Trafficking Awareness forum on campus Wednesday became the first platform where Lakendra Reeves shared her ...