For years, since trying to locate a missing Middletown woman, Jeri Lewis has dedicated a portion of her life to educating women, men and children about the dangers of human trafficking. “It’s not as ...

A teenage girl in the foster care system was forced into prostitution by an Ohio woman, who is facing a slew of criminal charges, according to authorities. Haley Blythe was arrested and booked into ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former Ohio official has been sentenced to a year in prison on his guilty plea to two counts of compelling prostitution. Prosecutors said 46-year-old Robert McFadden used a Web site ...

A Butler County judge has refused to find the laws that outlaw prostitution in Ohio unconstitutional in the case against two women who were operating a massage parlor in Fairfield Twp. Judge Charles ...

Two state lawmakers pushing for an overhaul of Ohio’s child protection laws say if their bill had already been enacted, it might have saved the life of 7-year-old Hershall Creachbaum. The city started ...