BAZETTA TWP., Ohio -  State investigators and agents from the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force searched a home in Bazetta Township on Wednesday.

According to township police, the task force and members of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation were at the home on the 2300 block of Howland Wilson Road shortly before noon.

Bazetta police tell 21 News one person was arrested inside the home, 70-year-old Robert Riccardi. 

Riccardi is charged with four counts of pandering obscenity. 

Steve Irwin from Ohio BCI tells 21 News that agents were serving a search warrant looking for electronic media based on a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children group in Cleveland that collects information from internet service providers regarding possible child sexual exploitation.

According to its Facebook page, the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force is dedicated to eradicating modern-day slavery and protecting children from sexual predators.

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