Ten men are facing sex charges in a human trafficking bust out of Ohio.
The men, who range in age from 30 to 55, were arrested Thursday on sex charges in North Olmsted by the members of the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force.
The arrests were part of a one-day operation held in conjunction with the North Olmsted Police Department, Westshore Enforcement Bureau and the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to identify those providing and purchasing commercial sex.One of the men taken into custody, 35-year-old Errol Jackson, of Lorain, is a registered Tier III sex offender, the Ohio attorney general's office said. He was arrested for promoting prostitution and is being held in the Cuyahoga County jail.
A middle school teacher, a nonprofit executive and a man who was living in the country illegally were among those arrested in the sting.Seven potential human trafficking victims were identified during the operation and were given resources from multiple agencies, including the Canopy Child Advocacy Center, Cleveland Rape Crisis Center and the Harriett Tubman Movement.
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