AG Yost announces results of Ohio Knows human trafficking operation

A firefighter with the Columbus Division of Fire was among those charged in a human trafficking operation carried out by Ohio law enforcement.

Attorney General David Yost, who was joined by law enforcement from Franklin, Montgomery, Portage, and other counties in the state, announced there were 161 men arrested for attempting to buy sex during the “Ohio Knows” operation.

One of those arrested was Columbus firefighter Andrew M. Bartnikowski, who is facing charges of soliciting sex.