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Human Trafficking bill sent to governor

WISHTV.COM

Jim Shella

Updated: Jan 27, 2012 10:42 AM

 

The bill to outlaw human trafficking tied to the Super Bowl is on its way to the governor’s desk. The Indiana House passed the measure on a unanimous vote this morning. The tally was 93-to-0.

 

The measure is a top priority for Attorney General Greg Zoeller. It makes it easier to prosecute anyone who forces children into the commercial sex trade.

 

During House debate Rep. Peggy Welch (D-Bloomington) talked about how human trafficking has been discovered at previous Super Bowls. “Young women are being brought into this city on this week,” she said, “and what they say is they’re bringing their stables in of these young boys and young girls and young women for sexual favors.”

 

“It is more than just prostitution,” said Rep. Ralph Foley (R-Martinsville,) “it is involuntary servitude also virtual slavery.”

 

The human trafficking bill is the first measure to pass both Houses of the General Assembly in 2012.

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