Jan 27th, 2012
Indianapolis Adult Entertainment: Human trafficking bill sent to Gov. Daniels
INDIANAPOLIS — The first bill headed to Gov. Mitch Daniels’ desk of the 2012 legislative session is an effort to toughen Indiana’s human trafficking laws ahead of the Super Bowl.
The House gave final approval to a measure Friday that would close loopholes that Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has argued must be dealt with ahead of the Feb. 5 game in Indianapolis, because, he says, such events attract increased activity in the commercial sex trade.
Under current law, prosecutors must prove that those charged with recruiting children to engage in prostitution used or at least threatened to use force – and while prostitution is covered, other types of sexual conduct are not.
And a loophole in Indiana’s laws gives prosecutors no tools to go after those who give or sell to others for the purpose of those children then being sold into prostitution.