New Law To Curb Human Trafficking In Effect In Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- A new law to combat the growing problem of human sex trafficking goes into effect Friday.

July 1 marks the implementation of many new laws in Tennessee. This legislation sponsored by Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) will increase penalties for traffickers who promote another person for prostitution.

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How Michigan fights human trafficking

The number of human trafficking cases in Michigan increases each year, but a new set of anti-trafficking laws is attempting to reverse the trend.  

Police uncovered a recent trafficking case almost by accident, as Tresa Baldas reported for the Detroit Free Press. While investigating an identity theft case in March, they entered a suburban Detroit home and found child pornography, a woman chained to a pole by the neck, and evidence of a web-based sex trafficking operation, prosecutors say.

 

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