Jan 27th, 2012
Indianapolis Adult Entertainment: Indiana legislators OK tougher sex-trafficking law
Supporters of the bill sought to have it approved before the Feb. 5 Super Bowl, citing increased levels of prostitution that have accompanied many major sports events around the country.
Rep. Peggy Welch, D-Bloomington, said most people didn’t understand the seriousness of the human trafficking problem and that it was important for legislators to send the message the “Indiana does not stand for that type of abhorrent behavior.”
The bill makes recruiting, transporting or harboring anyone younger than 16 for prostitution or other sexual conduct a felony punishable by 20 to 50 years in prison. It also would bar defendants from arguing a child consented to the sexual activity.
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Rep. Ralph Foley, R-Martinsville, pointed out that the measure covers more than those trafficked for prostitution, but also instances in which people would be enticed into the country by promises of jobs only to be essentially held in slavery.
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