14 men indicted on charges relating to Valley underage sex sting
21 News first reported on the alleged underage sex ring in May following the arrest of 16 individuals.
14 men have been indicted by a Mahoning County Grand Jury following an investigation by the Mahoning County Sheriff's Officer and the Ohio Attorney General's Office.
21 News first reported on the alleged underage sex ring in May following the arrest of 16 individuals.
The suspects were taken into custody following an investigation by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force that is part of Attorney General Yost's Ohio Organized Crime Investigations and the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The 14 men listed below have been indicted on felony charges of importuning, attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and possessing criminal tools.
- William Ragle, 25, Akron
- David Kent, 24, Cranberry Twp., Pa.
- Dennis Dabney II, 47, Salem
- Ronald Woods III, 23, Austintown
- Ommar Castro Diaz, 24, Cleveland
- Steven Sutton, 44, Prospect, Pa.
- Nicholas Sammartino, 20, Youngstown
- Andrew Wirth, 30, Ravenna
- Joel Kurz, 30, Boardman
- Grant Geib, 24, Orville
- Darrell Davis, 60, East Liverpool
- Thomas Yakemovic III, 30, West Middlesex, Pa.
- Timothy Leverknight, 53, Salem
- Charles Stumpf, 23, Akron
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