I'm in Ohio as well, although I'm about 3 hours NE of Cbus. I'd just like to add to what SleuthRN posted upthread (GREAT post SleuthRN!) and share some information from a link I came across recently. It's a blog entry by a journalist who was an intern in the statehouse a few years back. It was posted shortly after a report was prepared for our previous AG confirming that Human Trafficking exists in Ohio, both Sex Trafficking and Labor Trafficking.
Some snippets from the article:
Definition of trafficking
Here's why Ohio has such a problem with Human Trafficking:
Most people think that those who are trafficked are trafficked OUT of the US. Also not true. Many are trafficked INTO the US.
The article can be found here
http://lisadpreston.hubpages.com/hub/Human-trafficking-in-Ohio
I recently started learning more about Human Trafficking in relation to a missing child. And during my research I've found out that not only are there many components to it, but it is a massive social network made up of several players with several roles. It's also not confined to certain areas, and is a problem all over the US. I recently read somewhere that in many areas of the US the sex trade is replacing the drug trade among criminals because they've realized they can only sell a bag of drugs once, but a person can be sold several times a day.
Certain people are more vulnerable to being trafficked than others. Those are runaways, the homeless, and drug users. Among teen boys you can add gay to the list. Those that are trafficked can be groomed online by someone, it may be their dope dealer, for runaways it may be a pimp. Unfortunately, prostitution is very common among runaways as a way to make money, and drug users as a way to pay for their fix. Contrary to popular belief, they're not just snatched off the streets in most cases.
By the way, there is NO state in the US that doesn't have a problem with Human Trafficking. Not one. You may not hear about it, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Washington DC alone has a huge problem with trafficking considering it's size.
In 2013 the 7 worst states for Human Trafficking were South Dakota, New Hampshire, Delaware, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and North Dakota.
http://www.takepart.com/photos/human-trafficking-by-state-2013