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Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Yahoo
Women forced into prostitution at local massage parlors: AG
WARREN, Ohio (WJW) – Eight people face charges in a local human trafficking raid. According to a press release from the Ohio Attorney General's Office, women were forced into prostitution at two massage parlors on West Market Street in Warren. Local store sells $150,000 scratch-off winner An 83-count indictment maintains that the defendants operated Tiger Spa and Sunny Spa as illegal fronts for sex trafficking and money laundering. 'The crime ring allegedly trapped Korean women at the establishments for three months at a time, forcing them to live on the premises 24/7 and perform sex acts for money,' according to the press release. The Tiger Spa is no longer in business. Bread sold at all Ohio Giant Eagles could contain glass fragments: Recall The eight people facing charges are: Tae Suk Hwang, aka 'Jeannie,' 62, of Saginaw, Michigan: One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1) One count of trafficking in persons – commercial sex acts (F1) 58 counts of money laundering (F3) 14 counts of promoting prostitution (F4) Dong Meliodon, aka 'Sara,' 62, of Duluth, Georgia: One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1) 34 counts of money laundering (F3) Six counts of promoting prostitution (F4) Suk Hui Starr, 64, of Fort Worth, Texas: One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1) 12 counts of money laundering (F3) Two counts of promoting prostitution (F4) Miock Dong Schaffer, aka 'Cookie,' 56, of Norwalk, Ohio: One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1) Nine counts of money laundering (F3) One count of promoting prostitution (F4) Chang Mi Hwang, aka 'Cherry,' 59, of Duluth, Georgia: One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1) Three counts of promoting prostitution (F4) Young Hee Yoon, 56, of Warren, Ohio: Two counts of promoting prostitution (F4) Kum Cha Shugars, 75, of Dallas: One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1) One count of promoting prostitution (F4) Young Sug Kim, aka 'Young Crazy,' 61, of New Waterford, Ohio: One count of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity (F1) The charges all stem from an ongoing investigation by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force. To report suspected human trafficking in Ohio: Call (844) END-OHHT Text 'ENDOHHT' to 847411 Download the END OHHT app on Apple or Android devices Submit information online at gov/ENDOHHT. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Yahoo
Ohio launches app, new text line to report human trafficking
(WKBN) — Last August, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost launched the statewide hotline to report human trafficking. Now, other ways of reporting it are being added to it. The number is 844-END-OHHT. In an email on Thursday, Yost's office announced people can TEXT 'ENDOHHT' to 847411. There's also an App. You can download 'ENDOHHT' wherever you get apps on your phone. Or submit an online form here. Tips coming into the hotline, which is operated 24/7 by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, are assessed by criminal intelligence analysts, who will forward relevant information to the appropriate local law enforcement agency or victim advocacy center for social services. For emergency situations, individuals should always call 911 immediately. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
