Saturday, September 28, 2013

Athens County pair arrested, charges include human trafficking and prostitution

Ellen Mays
ATHENS – Deputies from the Athens County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Friday at an Athens residence as part of an investigation into prostitution and trafficking in persons.

According to a Saturday evening media release, Athens County Sheriff Pat Kelly said Detective John Deak, working with caseworkers from Athens County Children Services, received information Sept 23 that a 16-year-old female was being used as a prostitute in exchange for money and drugs.

Kelly said Ellen Mays, 27, of Binder Basin Road in Glouster was interviewed Friday by detectives and charged with compelling prostitution and trafficking in persons. Mays allegedly confessed to detectives she set meetings between 69-year-old Fred Kittle Sr.,13639 Rocky Point Rd., and the juvenile female for the purposes of prostitution, and received drugs in exchange.

Kittle is a convicted registered sexual offender in Athens County and evidence was collected at his residence.

The juvenile is safe and is in the care of children's services.

Kittle was charged with allegedly compelling prostitution and importuning and Mays was charged with allegedly compelling prostitution and trafficking in persons. Mays is being held at the Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail (SEORJ) in Nelsonville on two $50,000 cash or surety bonds. A search of the SEORJ database did not turn up a record for Kittle.

Detectives will resume the investigation Monday to determine if others are involved and collect more information.

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