Wednesday, October 28, 2020

109 HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS RESCUED AND 45 MISSING CHILDREN FOUND

US Marshals Rescue 45 Missing Children In Anti-Human Trafficking Operation

 

LAPPL News Watch

October 27, 2020


A total of 45 missing children were rescued during a month-long anti-human trafficking operation coordinated by the U.S. Marshal's Service in southern Ohio, according to a news release from the state's attorney general. 
 
More than 50 law enforcement and non-government agencies partnered for "Operation Autumn Hope," which focused on recovering missing children and rescuing victims of human trafficking. 
 
During the month-long operation, 109 human trafficking victims were found and referred to social services. Additionally, the rescues of 45 children were among 76 missing and exploited children cases cleared across southern Ohio. 
 
As part of the operation, police found a 15-year-old girl missing from Cleveland whose recovery linked her and other possible victims to an individual in Columbus suspected of human trafficking. 
 
Additionally, officers discovered a 15-year-old male with two warrants who is a suspect in multiple shootings and a homicide. 
 
A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing by the Lancaster Police Department was recovered in Columbus within six hours of being reported missing.

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