3 from Western Pa. arrested in child sex sting
An undercover sting in Ohio netted three Western Pennsylvania men accused of child sex trafficking, WPXI-TV reported.
David Kent, 24, of Cranberry, Steven Sutton, 44, of Prospect, and Thomas Yakemovic III, 30, of West Middlesex, were among 16 arrested on May 17 and are accused of sexual exploitation of children, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene announced.
The Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force led the investigation, the second sting this year in the Youngstown area, officials said.
Tawnya Panizzi is a TribLive reporter. She joined the Trib in 1997. She can be reached at tpanizzi@triblive.com.
Remove the ads from your TribLIVE reading experience but still support the journalists who create the content with TribLIVE Ad-Free.