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Thursday, February 21, 2013  Toledo 4th in nation in human trafficking

Friday, January 11, 2013  Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he'll back further legislation this session bolstering the state's legal crackdown on human trafficking.

Friday, November 16, 2012  Two operations lead to the arrest of 18 people for solicitation and human trafficking on Nov. 8.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  Reports from cities with federal Innocence Lost Task Forces lists Toledo as the third largest city for human trafficking and sex slavery.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine released a new report with the Human Trafficking Commission detailing the seedy world of sex trafficking in the Buckeye State.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill that increases penalties for human trafficking and creates a fund to help victims.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Legislation passed the Ohio House increasing the severity of Human Trafficking penalties and increases help for victims.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  An Ohio bill that increases criminal penalties for human trafficking and creates a fund to help victims has cleared one of its final legislative hurdles.

Friday, February 03, 2012  Nuns from Ohio are part of an effort to keep the Super Bowl from becoming a big event for the sex trade.

Thursday, September 29, 2011  Toledo ranks as the third largest city for human trafficking and sex slavery according to the Trafficking in Persons Study Commission. The study estimates 1,800 children are trafficked in Ohio.

Thursday, December 23, 2010  Ohio was among a handful of states without a stand-alone human trafficking law, but under a new statute, which takes effect in March, it will become a stand-alone felony punishable by up to eight years in prison.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  A proposal aimed at combating what supporters describe as modern day slavery is poised to clear its toughest legislative hurdle Wednesday, on the floor of the Ohio Senate.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  The FBI says there at least 100 pimps in Toledo and many Toledo teens are at risk of being lured into the business.

Friday, April 16, 2010  The City of Toledo is the 4th highest in the country in the number of children involved in prostitution.  The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department says it has a new way to fight this problem.

Monday, March 22, 2010  Ohio Senator Teresa Fedor calls human trafficking "the human rights issue of our lifetime."