Government
Mar. 5, 2018
Critics demand change to federal sex trafficking bill
The act, intended to stop traffickers, could have the opposite effect, according to critics.
A bill headed to the U.S. Senate that would allow criminal and civil action against web hosts found to knowingly facilitate sex trafficking is intended to stifle the practice. But critics of the bill say it would have the opposite effect.
H.R. 1865, the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, would add a new section to the criminal code that would impose penalties — a fine, a prison term of up to 10 years, or bo...
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