While the human trafficking law has allowed law enforcement to begin comprehensively tackling the criminal enterprises that exploit victims for profit, more needs to be done to eliminate the demand that makes the sex trade a lucrative business. That means prosecuting the people who seek out sex for money under the same law as traffickers, advocates say.
Source: pennnews
Pennsylvania prosecutors use human trafficking law to charge pimps, but advocates say focus should now turn to sex ‘buyers’
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