Pastor Convicted In Ohio Child Sex Trafficking Sting

The New Castle News reports:

A New Castle man accused of child sex trafficking and corrupting children in Ohio has been found guilty by a jury in Mahoning County Court. The Ohio jury’s verdict was delivered Wednesday against 35-year-old Jarod Mills of West Terrace Ave. of unlawful attempted sexual contact with a minor.

Mill was arrested in Mahoning County in May 2021 in a sex sting operation by the Operation for Child Trafficking and Sex With Children. His bond has been revoked and he’s remains in the Mahoning County jail, awaiting sentencing. He was a pastor at the Clifton Flats Church in South New Castle Borough at the time.

Read the full article. Per the report, the sting was the largest conducted in state history.