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Supporters say ‘safe‑reporting’ immunity would let sex workers report violent crimes without fear of arrest
Summary
Advocates, service providers and sex‑worker organizations told the Judiciary Committee that a bill offering limited immunity for people reporting violent crimes while engaged in consensual sex work will increase reporting, help catch violent predators and save lives.
Supporters of H.1747, an act relative to safe reporting, told the Joint Committee on the Judiciary the measure would remove a critical barrier that prevents adult consensual sex workers from reporting violence, robbery, trafficking and robbery to police. Melissa Prudhom, co‑director of the SOAR Institute, described prior experience in New York and Rhode Island and said the bill would make it easier for adult consensual workers and survivors of trafficking to come forward and enable police to pursue violent predators. “This bill … would…
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