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Montevideo is a city of about 5,000 residents in southwestern Minnesota and is the county seat of Chippewa County. Prostitution and sex trafficking have not been well-documented within the city, but there has been a case in which a local man was arrested in a neighboring town for attempting to solicit sex from a minor, […]
Sebring is a small village of about 4,000 residents in southwestern Mahoning County. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. Child sexual exploitation has been documented in the village and surrounding county. For example, in June 2022, a man was charged with attempted sexual exploitation of children and receipt and distribution of child pornography […]
Sandusky County is located in northwestern Ohio about 35 miles from Toledo and is classified as part of the Toledo metropolitan area. Its population is roughly 59,000 residents and its county seat is Fremont. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented problems throughout Sandusky County and the region, and the sex trade generates numerous complaints […]
Richland County is a county of about 120,000 residents, located in north-central Ohio about midway between Columbus and Cleveland. Its county seat is Mansfield. Prostitution and sex trafficking in the area have been well-documented problems, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. Drugs and child endangerment have also been connected with the local commercial sex market. For example, […]
Durango is a small city in southwestern Colorado, near the New Mexico border of approximately 20,000 residents. It is the county seat and largest city in La Plata County, CO. The city is situated close to the ‘Four Corners Monument’ which marks the quadripoint in the Southwestern United States where the states of Arizona, Colorado, […]
Powell is a city of about 14,300 residents in Delaware County, Ohio, located 14 miles north of the state capital of Columbus. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding county, resulting in complaints to law enforcement. There has also been child sexual exploitation and an incident involving a local man […]
New Albany is a city of about 11,000 residents in Franklin County, Ohio, located 15 miles northeast of the state capital of Columbus. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city and surrounding areas, including drug use within the local commercial sex market. In efforts to reduce instances of commercial sex in the […]
Middleburg Heights is a city of approximately 16,000 residents and is a suburb of Cleveland, located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been well-documented in the city and county, including drugs linked to the local commercial sex market and child sex trafficking and online exploitation. For example, in 2021 the Cuyahoga County […]
Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Sandusky County, Ohio. It is about 35 miles from Toledo and 25 miles from Sandusky, and is classified as part of the Toledo metropolitan area. Its population is roughly 16,000. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented problems in Fremont, and throughout Sandusky County and […]
Independence is a city of about 7,000 residents in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It is a suburb of Cleveland. Prostitution and sex trafficking have been documented in the city, including cases of child sex trafficking. A wide range of other crimes occurring in the context of the sex trade have also been thoroughly documented in the […]
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