More than a dozen men have been charged with engaging in prostitution after an investigation involving several agencies.

According to the release, the Jackson Township Police Department and Summit County Sheriff's Office conducted an investigation into human trafficking.

Several men were encountered during the one-day investigation.

They were all charged with engaging in prostitution and possessing criminal tools and were arrested.

Police say the following men answered an online advertisement offering explicit sexual services for payment:

  • Dwayne Murray, 31, Kent
  • Willie Fountain III, 46, North Jackson
  • Michael Lyon, 53, Dover
  • Ger Vang, 34, Akron
  • Joseph Sherwood, 45, Medina
  • Michael Hoover, 39, Canton
  • James Cooney, 47, Brunswick
  • Keith Larew, 50, Salem
  • Terry Renner, 64, Massillon
  • Rajiv Abichandani, 38, Aurora
  • Robert Kessler, 50, Massillon
  • Robert Hoover, 61, Chagrin Falls
  • Walter Martin, 53, Akron
  • Robert Yoder, 49, Apple Creek
  • John Kenzie, 58, Coventry Township
  • Derek Rucker, 60, Akron

Another man, 48-year-old Shane Gammel of Canton, was arrested and charged with engaging in prostitution, possession of criminal tools, possession of drugs, and aggravated trafficking in drugs.