Kansas Bill Targets Human Trafficking Penalties
Associated Press - Tue 01:29 PM 01/29/2013
The bill introduced Monday would create the new crime of commercial sexual exploitation of a child.
A bill proposed in the Kansas Senate would increase penalties for human trafficking and try to protect victims under the age of 18.
The bill introduced Monday would create the new crime of commercial sexual exploitation of a child. It also would allow authorities to treat those caught in human trafficking as victims. And it would create coordinated training for human trafficking enforcement.
The Wichita Eagle reports a main part of the bill is creating response teams that would provide various placement options for victims. And it would create a human trafficking victim assistance fund.
The bill would make promoting prostitution a felony, with fines ranging from $2,500 to more than $5,000. Patronizing prostitutes would be a misdemeanor with a fine of $2,500 unless it involves a repeat offender.
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(Information from: The Wichita Eagle, http://www.kansas.com)
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koniginb71
Tuesday 29 January 2013 15:46 Report this comment
shouldn't the prostitutes and the clients have the same conviction, how can one be a misdemeanor and one be a felony....