Over 40 Arrested in Tennessee’s ‘Most Significant Human Trafficking Operation to Date’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Over 40 people were arrested last week in what is being called Tennessee’s “most significant human trafficking operation to date.”

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced the arrests on Friday, which were a part of “Operation Someone Like Me.”

“This week I learned that we are only scratching the surface,” TBI Director Mark Gwyn remarked during a press conference. “This is our most significant operation to date.”

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Two Tennessee Pastors Arrested In Sex Trafficking Sting

Jason Kennedy, 46 (INSET, bottom left), served as a children's minister at Grace Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tenn., while Zubin Parakh, 32 (INSET- top left and main) is no longer listed as "Creative Pastor" at Life House Church in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
 
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Christian Post) — Two pastors left their churches in shock after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced Friday that they were among 32 men arrested for patronizing prostitution and human trafficking charges.

The pastors, Jason Kennedy, 46, who served as a children's minister at Grace Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, has since been fired, while Zubin Parakh, 32, is no longer listed as creative pastor at Life House Church in Oak Ridge. He can be seen ministering in this video.

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