Ohio law enforcement agencies worked together to close a monthlong probe, Operation Autumn Hope, which ended in 177 arrests and the rescue of 45 missing children. WBTV notes that in total, 109 human trafficking survivors were rescued.

Cincinnati.com reports that over 50 law enforcement and social service agencies collaborated during the investigation. When describing how important the inquiry was, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost quoted Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesus, calling Autumn Hope the largest operation of its kind in the state’s history.