Senate Passed Legislation on Sex Trafficking Bill, a Victory for Victims

Though slavery was abolished in 1865, the dark crime of human trafficking still exists and a cornerstone as certain provisions of American anti-trafficking policy were on the table, early Thursday morning.

On February 28, the reauthorization act, a 1994 law, was passed, a victory for those victims of domestic and sexual violence. The legislation passed on a vote of 286 to 138, with 199 Democrats joining 87 Republicans according to the New York Times report.

Wednesday the House of Representatives scheduled critical votes for February 26 and February 27 on the Trafficking Victims Protections Act. View some video footage from WRAL here.

Many interest groups and non-government organizations have been working over the past year and a half to get this legislation reauthorized. This legislation would be key and the ability to protect victims, assist survivors, and prosecute traffickers was at stake.

In our own backyard there have been many human trafficking cases. The most notorious local case has been about the five-year-old Shaniya Davis crime that took place in 2009.

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• Virginia Man Charged with Child Sex Crimes with Fayetteville Girl
• Local Man Charged with Sex Crimes Involving Children
• Fayettville Man Charged with Sex Crimes Against a Child
• Man Charged with Sex Crimes with a Minor for 9 Years
• Fort Bragg Soldier Denied Release by Judge for Sex Crimes
• Cumberland County Man Faces Statutory Rape Charges

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