Latest news with #Dave Yost
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
Spa raided in sex trafficking investigation at Great Northern Mall
CLEVELAND (WJW) — Four massage parlors in Northeast Ohio suspected of sex trafficking were raided Wednesday morning, including at a popular shopping mall. Task forces operating under Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost's Organized Crime Investigations Commission executed search warrants at spas in North Olmsted, Strongsville, and Lorain, according to a press release. Officer-involved shooting shuts down SR 91 in Hudson: I-Team The locations included Green Spa, which is in Great Northern Mall, Healing Hanos and Savor Massage in Strongsville, and Relax Massage in Lorain. 'These massage parlors claim to offer therapy but, in reality, are illicit fronts for selling sex,' Yost said in a statement. 'They are hotbeds of criminal activity, hidden in plain sight. Don't buy sex in Ohio.' Authorities said they seized financial records, documents, and cash from the businesses. Several of the locations were occupied by individuals who both lived and worked inside. Powerball ticket wins $1M in NE Ohio Investigators did not announce any arrests or charges. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force at (216) 443-6085. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
08-08-2025
- CBS News
4 Ohio massage parlors raided in sex trafficking investigation
Four Ohio massage parlors suspected of engaging in labor and sex trafficking were raided by law enforcement. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in a news release that Green Spa in North Olmsted, Healing Hanos in Strongsville, Savor Massage in Strongsville and Relax Massage in Lorain were raided by law enforcement task forces on Wednesday. "Massage parlors that advertise their services as therapy but, in reality, are just illicit fronts for selling sex are hotbeds of criminal activity hidden in plain view among legitimate businesses," Yost said in the news release. "Our task forces are cracking down on these unlawful and oppressive pursuits, reinforcing our message: Don't buy sex in Ohio!" During the raids, law enforcement seized documents, financial records and cash. The news release said people were found to live and work at the businesses during the raid. No other information was released. It was not immediately clear if anyone would be charged. As the investigation continues, anyone with information about the massage parlors can call the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department's Human Trafficking Task Force at 216-443-6085. The State Medical Board of Ohio, Strongsville Police Department, North Olmsted Police Department, Olmsted Falls Police Department and U.S. Border Patrol assisted in the raids on Wednesday. "Today's enforcement actions weren't about legitimate massage therapy," Lorain County Sheriff Jack Hall said in the news release. "These were criminal enterprises exploiting women under the guise of wellness services. Our job is to protect the vulnerable and uphold the law, and that's exactly what we did."
