Nine suspected members of a human trafficking ring in west Columbus have been indicted on a combined 42 felony charges, Ohio Attorney General Andy Wilson and Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Shayla D. Favor announced recently. The defendants are accused of using narcotics to coerce women into commercial sex work at a motel on North Wilson Road. The charges stem from an investigation by the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force, formed under the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, part of Wilson’s office. The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force consists of representatives from the Columbus Division of Police, FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Powell Police Department, Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office, Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office, Salvation Army and Southeast Healthcare. To report suspected human trafficking in Ohio:• Call (844) END-OHHT• Text “ENDOHHT” to 847411• Download the END OHHT app on Apple or Android devices• Submit information online at ohioattorneygeneral.gov/ENDOHHT