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The Ohio Attorney General’s Office works with local, state and national media, providing reporters with information on the office’s many initiatives and activities. For more information, please contact the Communications Section at 614-466-3840, or check out the Media Contacts webpage.

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Yost Issues First-Ever Statewide Report on Sex Buyers

More sex buyers are being arrested and prosecuted in Ohio, but jail time and fines remain minimal, and a mandate that offenders attend “john school” is inconsistently enforced, according to a new report released today by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

6/2/2026

Summary Rejected for Petition Regarding ‘Abortion Regulation by Legislature Only’

The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected summary language for a proposed constitutional amendment titled “Reproductive Healthcare and Legislative Authority Over Abortion,” which would repeal and replace Article I, Section 22 of the Ohio Constitution.

6/1/2026

Task Force Investigation Prompts Indictment of Five Suspected Human Traffickers

Five suspected members of a criminal enterprise that allegedly trafficked women for commercial sex have been indicted on a combined 27 felony counts, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

5/28/2026

Yost Sues Northeast Ohio Contractor Accused of Shoddy, Incomplete Home Improvements

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is suing a Mahoning Valley contractor who allegedly performed substandard home-improvement work or failed to complete the upgrades after accepting large down payments from customers.

5/27/2026

Yost Files Emergency Action Against Harrisville Over Wastewater Failures

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost is seeking an emergency court order to force the eastern Ohio village of Harrisville to address a wastewater treatment system failure that is allowing untreated sewage to discharge into a local waterway.

5/26/2026

AG Yost Applauds Student Finalists of ‘Do the Write Thing’ Anti-Violence Program

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost commended 42 middle-school finalists in four school districts for their captivating essays on how to reduce youth violence in their communities.

5/22/2026

122 Arrested in ‘Operation Spring Cleaning’ Crackdown on Human Trafficking Across Ohio

A statewide human trafficking operation conducted this month by dozens of agencies resulted in the arrests of 122 people seeking to buy sex – including from minors, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

5/21/2026