Human trafficking task force arrests 12 men in Ohio sex sting
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Agents from a human trafficking task force arrested 12 men in northeast Ohio during an undercover sex sting, authorities announced on Friday. The Ohio Attorney General's Office said the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force conducted an operation on Thursday in the Warrensville Heights area near Cleveland, targeting men seeking to buy sex and working to identify potential victims of human trafficking. In addition to the 12 arrests, the attorney general's office said seven potential victims of human trafficking were identified."Ohioans should be shocked at the prevalence and proximity with which human trafficking is occurring," Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson said in a press release. "This scourge is happening within our midst every day. We will continue working with our partners to identify traffickers, hold offenders accountable and protect vulnerable Ohioans." The attorney general's office identified those arrested as Taylor Black, 39, of New Franklin; Todd Hively, 47, of Ca