The AP is reporting that Nevada legislators are considering upping the fines for child sex traffickers--to the tune of between $100,000 to $1 million, depending on the offense. The resulting fine money would be used to assist child survivors of forced prostitution and to cover legal bills versus the high-powered lawyers traffickers can usually afford to hire.
Good step, and I hope this passes. Let's keep going until we find the right combination between massive fines and hard jail time to make the business of selling children's bodies for profit no longer seem so appealing.
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Thanks for raising awareness about this issue. Few people realize that human trafficking is the 3rd largest criminal enterprise in the world, and is the fastest growing.
An estimated 500,000 children in India are living lives of forced prostitution... if you can call that a life.
Legislation is expected to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that aims to end child trafficking in some key focus countries.
To find out more, including how to contact your Congressmen, check out the post on my blog: http://nowhere-2-hide.blogspot.com/
Thanks for visiting Stef--so glad to see another blogger getting the word out there. I'll be sure and add you to my blog list :)
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