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IU EAST PROFESSOR, WIFE ARRESTED IN OHIO SEX, HUMAN TRAFFICKING STING

(Richmond, IN)--An IU East professor and his wife have been arrested in connection with a statewide crackdown in Ohio that sought to arrest those trying to buy sex and identify survivors of human trafficking.  Ramesh Karki was listed on the IU East website Tuesday morning as an associate professor of mathematics.  His wife, Anil Wagle, operates a business inside the Richmond Mall.  Details of what the couple are alleged to have done have not been released, but they are two of 150 people across Ohio arrested in the sting.  Some were arrested for engaging in prostitution.  Others were arrested for seeking sex with minors.  IU East has not commented on Karki’s status.  Another of the people arrested was the Director of Excellence at the University of Dayton.