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House approves broader protections for trafficking and sexual‑assault victims, adds narrow affirmative defense
Summary
Lawmakers passed a bill expanding anti‑discrimination protections for victims of human trafficking and certain sexual assaults and adding a limited affirmative defense for some misdemeanor offenses tied directly to trafficking; sponsors and critics debated scope and evidentiary burdens.
The Connecticut House passed legislation intended to expand protections and supports for victims of human trafficking and certain sexual‑assault survivors and to create a narrowly tailored affirmative defense in specific circumstances.
Rep. Saffstrom, who sponsored the bill on the floor, told colleagues the measure would add trafficking and certain sexual‑assault victims as protected classes under…
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