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Colerain man accused of sex trafficking missing Indiana teens – FOX19
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Colerain man accused of sex trafficking missing Indiana teens – FOX19

COLERAIN TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) – A man faces federal charges after sex trafficking two missing Indiana teen girls. Payton Brown, 26, is charged with sex trafficking and sexually exploiting children, according to United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio Kenneth Parker. In October 2022, investigators got a tip from the Safe Harbor/Human Trafficking…

Grand jury indicts former deportation officer with federal crimes related to sexually assaulting immigrant victims
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Grand jury indicts former deportation officer with federal crimes related to sexually assaulting immigrant victims

CINCINNATI – Federal agents arrested a former ICE deportation officer Wednesday evening on federal charges claiming he abused his position to coerce sex from victims under his supervision in the Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program. Andrew Golobic, 51, of Cincinnati and Mason, Ohio, is scheduled to appear in federal court at 1:30pm today in Cincinnati….

Project to house trafficking victims secures funding to move forward – The Columbus Dispatch
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Project to house trafficking victims secures funding to move forward – The Columbus Dispatch

The Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority announced Thursday that it had secured a $15.6 million financing plan that paves the way to begin construction on an affordable housing community to serve survivors of human trafficking. The project, named Harriet’s Hope for slave-turned-abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who helped others escape slavery, is set to be built on the…

Jury convicts final defendant in Scioto County human trafficking operation involving drugs exchanged for sexual access to children
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Jury convicts final defendant in Scioto County human trafficking operation involving drugs exchanged for sexual access to children

COLUMBUS, Ohio – All 11 defendants charged federally in a Scioto County child sex trafficking operation have been convicted. A federal grand jury originally indicted Larry Dean Porter, 71, of Wheelersburg, Ohio, and several of his family members and associates in June 2020. Porter exchanged drugs obtained in Columbus and elsewhere for sexual access to…

Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging 12 Medical Professionals
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Justice Department Announces Enforcement Action Charging 12 Medical Professionals

The Department of Justice, together with federal and state law enforcement partners, today announced criminal charges against 14 defendants in eight federal districts across the United States for their alleged involvement in crimes related to the unlawful distribution of opioids. Twelve of the defendants were medical professionals at the time of these alleged offenses. “Today’s…