Two men from Butler County are among 16 arrested in Ohio, all accused of seeking to sexually exploit children.
WPXI-TV is reporting the arrests were made as part of an undercover sting- which was the second this year in the Youngstown area.
David Kent of Cranberry Township, 24, and Steven Sutton, 44, of Prospect were among those arrested. A third man from West Middlesex Township, Mercer County was also on the arrest list.
An investigation by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force led the arrests, which were announced Friday by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
