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Committee hears sponsor testimony on bill to increase trafficking penalties and lower mens rea standard
Summary
Representatives Williams and Santucci told the House Judiciary Committee that House Bill 47 would increase penalties for human traffickers and lower the mens rea for facilitator offenses from "knowingly" to "recklessly."
Representatives Williams and Santucci jointly presented sponsor testimony on House Bill 47, the Human Trafficking Prevention Act, telling the House Judiciary Committee the measure would increase penalties for traffickers and facilitators and expand protections for minors and people with developmental disabilities.
Representative Williams, sponsor, said Ohio had become a national trafficking gateway because of its highways, truck stops and proximity to the Canadian border, and that recent enforcement…
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