Missouri: The House passed the bill to fight human trafficking in Missouri. The current legislation makes sex and labor trafficking a felony punishable by up to 15 years in jail. The new bill will strengthen those laws by allowing prison terms up to 20 and 30 years, or life in some cases. It will also ad fines up to $250,000.
Hawaii: An anti-advocate says that the lawmaker turns away anti-human trafficking bill. She and other lobbyists approached her representative's office in regards to the upcoming hearing of anti-human trafficking bill, but they were not able to meet with him. The representative, during his interview with the local news reporter, said that this anti-human trafficking bill may be re-introduced next session, but it won't be heard this time.
Georgia: The House passes anti-human trafficking bill yesterday and is awaiting for Senate's approval. The bill, if implemented, will increase the minimum sentence from 1 year to 10 years and adds fines up to $100,000 for a conviction. If a minor is victimized, the bill imposes minimum prison sentence of 25 years on traffickers.
Virginia: Lawmakers try to address human trafficking in Virginia. The new bill passed the General Assembly and now it is awaiting for the governor's signature. A legislator who sponsored the bill says that the bill will develop a state plan to enable victims to apply for aftercare assistance.
Texas: A 20 year old man is accusing of forcing a 13 year old girl into prostitution. He threatened to take her to Mexico and kill her family if she refused to prostitute. The victim met the man who initially told her that he was 17. Soon after he began dating her, he took her to a mobil home and forced into prostitution with men for $300 per session.
California: A couple were arrested for pimping on a 22 year old woman. They set up sex dates at their South Sacramento home, then the wife rented motel rooms while the husband solicited johns for the woman. The arrest was made after the 22 year old victim ran off and called the police. The couple also had seven children who were taken to the protective custody after the wife was arrested.
ASIA
Australia: The law enforcement urges the public to report human trafficking incidents. According to the report, 83% of trafficking victims in sex industry are women. Also, the law enforcement discovered many trafficking incidents in the past, particularly during the raid in local massage parlors.
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