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Virginia lawmakers crack down on sex trade
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Date: February 21, 2014 12:38AM
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Date: February 21, 2014 06:44AM
Virginia human trafficking bills set to become law
Lawmakers set sights on sex trade
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20140220/NEWS/140229933/1117/virginia-human-trafficking-bills-set-to-become-law&template=fairfaxTimes
Virginia lawmakers are cracking down on human trafficking at both the state and federal level.
On Feb. 11, the Virginia House of Delegates passed two bills by Del. Rob Bell (R-Albemarle) that will impose stiffer penalties on violators.
The first, HB 235, orders those convicted of soliciting an underage prostitute to mandatorily be placed on Virginia’s online sex offender registry.
“The men who pay money for children are the reason we have underage prostitution,” Bell said. “According to the Department of Justice, the average age that a child is first exploited through prostitution is 13 years old. If someone does this, he is endangering children. I think it is entirely appropriate that they be placed on the registry.”
HB 235 passed 94-5 in the Virginia House of Delegates on Feb. 11, and on Feb. 17 passed the Virginia Senate’s Courts of Justice Committee 15-0. It is currently undergoing evaluation in the Virginia Senate’s Finance Committee.
The second bill, HB 660, would enable prosecutors to file for the forfeiture of money and other assets that can be traced to the profits of prostitution and human trafficking, much like those of convicted drug dealers.
“Human trafficking is a $9.8 billion industry in the United States,” Bell said. “Organized crime and others commit this crime for the money. By attacking the financial incentives, we can reduce the sex trade.”
On Feb. 11, HB 660 passed the House 92-7 and currently is under evaluation in the Senate’s Courts of Justice Committee. At the national level, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) will head a hearing on human trafficking at 10 a.m., Feb. 26 in the U.S. Capitol. The hearing is being held by the House Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, of which Wolf is the chair.
“Human trafficking is modern-day slavery,” Wolf said. “The assumption that these heinous crimes happen only in faraway lands is misguided. It is happening right here in our backyard. Many of us drive by it every day and don’t even realize it.”
In attendance at the hearing will be Detective William Woolf of the Fairfax County Police Department.
Woolf recently became the county’s first full-time human trafficking detective thanks to a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that allowed the Fairfax County Police Department to pay one full-time detective and one crime analyst to address human trafficking in Fairfax County.
Last month, Fairfax County also launched a new website, www.justaskva.org, to inform the public about human trafficking and how to better identify potential victims.
“As a detective on the ground working these types of cases, I can say that these initiatives are inspiring,” said Woolf.
Federally, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria has successfully prosecuted 24 federal cases against 50 defendants since 2011. The Virginia Attorney General’s Office says the commonwealth has also obtained 50 human trafficking-related prosecutions, and identified 375 victims.
Lawmakers set sights on sex trade
http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/article/20140220/NEWS/140229933/1117/virginia-human-trafficking-bills-set-to-become-law&template=fairfaxTimes
Virginia lawmakers are cracking down on human trafficking at both the state and federal level.
On Feb. 11, the Virginia House of Delegates passed two bills by Del. Rob Bell (R-Albemarle) that will impose stiffer penalties on violators.
The first, HB 235, orders those convicted of soliciting an underage prostitute to mandatorily be placed on Virginia’s online sex offender registry.
“The men who pay money for children are the reason we have underage prostitution,” Bell said. “According to the Department of Justice, the average age that a child is first exploited through prostitution is 13 years old. If someone does this, he is endangering children. I think it is entirely appropriate that they be placed on the registry.”
HB 235 passed 94-5 in the Virginia House of Delegates on Feb. 11, and on Feb. 17 passed the Virginia Senate’s Courts of Justice Committee 15-0. It is currently undergoing evaluation in the Virginia Senate’s Finance Committee.
The second bill, HB 660, would enable prosecutors to file for the forfeiture of money and other assets that can be traced to the profits of prostitution and human trafficking, much like those of convicted drug dealers.
“Human trafficking is a $9.8 billion industry in the United States,” Bell said. “Organized crime and others commit this crime for the money. By attacking the financial incentives, we can reduce the sex trade.”
On Feb. 11, HB 660 passed the House 92-7 and currently is under evaluation in the Senate’s Courts of Justice Committee. At the national level, Rep. Frank Wolf (R-10th) will head a hearing on human trafficking at 10 a.m., Feb. 26 in the U.S. Capitol. The hearing is being held by the House Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) Appropriations subcommittee, of which Wolf is the chair.
“Human trafficking is modern-day slavery,” Wolf said. “The assumption that these heinous crimes happen only in faraway lands is misguided. It is happening right here in our backyard. Many of us drive by it every day and don’t even realize it.”
In attendance at the hearing will be Detective William Woolf of the Fairfax County Police Department.
Woolf recently became the county’s first full-time human trafficking detective thanks to a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that allowed the Fairfax County Police Department to pay one full-time detective and one crime analyst to address human trafficking in Fairfax County.
Last month, Fairfax County also launched a new website, www.justaskva.org, to inform the public about human trafficking and how to better identify potential victims.
“As a detective on the ground working these types of cases, I can say that these initiatives are inspiring,” said Woolf.
Federally, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria has successfully prosecuted 24 federal cases against 50 defendants since 2011. The Virginia Attorney General’s Office says the commonwealth has also obtained 50 human trafficking-related prosecutions, and identified 375 victims.
Re: Virginia lawmakers crack down on sex trade
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Date: February 21, 2014 08:26AM
Virgina is for lovers.Meh.
Re: Virginia lawmakers crack down on sex trade
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Dingleberry_Democrat
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Date: February 21, 2014 09:40AM
On Feb. 11, the Virginia House of Delegates passed two bills by Del. Rob Bell (R-Albemarle) that will impose stiffer penalties on violators.
So much for the alleged Republican War on Women.
So much for the alleged Republican War on Women.
Re: Virginia lawmakers crack down on sex trade
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Mr. Democracy
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Date: February 21, 2014 02:57PM
Its a shot fired in the Republican "wide stance" war on heterosexual perversity.
Re: Virginia lawmakers crack down on sex trade
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is form automa
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Date: February 22, 2014 11:35PM
crack down ?
i haven't even seen a crack in ...
never mind that.
fairfax co workers have allot of sex.
and like facists call it illegal, call anyone working or making money poor and illegal, call sexuality illegal
anything so they can fuck, spend, and have a "guaranteed lineage" while yours dies
they are marauders, is what i experience
not what i see or hear which is just whisps of things not real. what i know and experience. like water in my socks from holes in my shoes. experience.
i haven't even seen a crack in ...
never mind that.
fairfax co workers have allot of sex.
and like facists call it illegal, call anyone working or making money poor and illegal, call sexuality illegal
anything so they can fuck, spend, and have a "guaranteed lineage" while yours dies
they are marauders, is what i experience
not what i see or hear which is just whisps of things not real. what i know and experience. like water in my socks from holes in my shoes. experience.