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Human Trafficking Task Forces arrest 49 during All-Star festivities in Cleveland
PUBLISHED:07/11/19 02:50 PM EDT
UPDATED:07/19/19 05:52 PM EDT
State officials have announced that two Human Trafficking Task Force operations arrested 49 people during the past week’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities in Cleveland.
Operation Homerun, a prostitution demand initiative, arrested 21 for soliciting for prostitution.
State officials have announced that two Human Trafficking Task Force operations arrested 49 people during the past week’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game festivities in Cleveland.
Operation Homerun, a prostitution demand initiative, arrested 21 for soliciting for prostitution.
The arrested individuals include:
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David Albert, 45, WestlakeGeovani Morales, 45 Kenilworth, N.J.Dawit Bekel, 29, Richmond HeightsRon Mitchell, 52, AvonLeonard Majasi, 52, WeslakeRoger Hoover, 57, ChillicotheMichael Barta, 23, BrecksvilleRonald Olbrys, 51, RemindervilleJames Blue III, 28, ClevelandBrian Brown, 50, ClevelandGregory Shaffer, 59, Maple HeightsTimothy Laplante, 60, North OlmsteadIbrahim Salty, 32, ClevelandDaniel Abraham, 52, Walton HillsSimon Lewis, 44, LyndhurstCory Kyovsky, 29, ClevelandMichael Gallese, 26, ClevelandKrishna Adusumilli, 25, Illegal AlienAnthony Petruziello, 41, WickliffeAnthony Ciresi, 52, Seven HillsLarry Clark, 37, Beechwood
Operation Triple Play, an initiative focused on those seeking to engage in sexual activity with whom they believed to be minor children, arrested 28 people that could face felony charges of attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, importuning, posses criminal tools and attempting corruption with drugs.
The arrested individuals include:
Jacob Hale, 20, Cleveland, Kyle Ferguson, 21, MedinaDenis Ismailaj, 22, LakewoodJacob Hoover, 22, BrunswickTyler Reed, 23, ParmaLuis Ponciano, 23, LorainSebastien Juin, 24, ClevelandJonathan Staples, 24, BarbertonMaurice Cannon, 26, Cleveland HeightsJulio Torres, 26, ClevelandJamal Williams, 26, ClevelandJustin Raab, 26, PainesvilleMichael Mills, 27, WestlakeDouglas Rosenthal, 27, ClevelandPeter Nelson, 28, ClevelandJason Chandler, 28, AkronCarlos Crespo, 29, BrunswickAnthony Gentry, 29, YoungstownAaron Hawley, 30, Sheffield VillageScott Carrigan, 31, ChardonPhillip Pate, 31, LakewoodDerek Smon, 31, LakewoodJason Conley, 32, PainesvilleSteven Prest, 36, YoungstownEric Flores, 40, ClevelandVincenzo Rampini, 43, MentorNorman Thompson, 49, ChesterlandJames Schultz, 67, Parma
Across both operations, participating law enforcement agencies included: The Ohio Attorney General’s Office; Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force (Columbus Division of Police, Ohio Investigative Unit), Mahoning County Human Trafficking Task Force (Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation), Cuyahoga Regional Human Trafficking Task Force (Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, Independence Police Department), the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the Office of Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, Newburgh Heights Police Department, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Cleveland Police, U.S. Secret Services, Austintown Township Police Department, Solon Police Department, Streetsboro Police Department, Cortland Police Department and the Kent Police Department.