NYC district attorneys and advocacy organizations are calling on the New York State Assembly to lift the statute of limitations for sex trafficking.
The city’s five district attorneys, along with advocacy organizations, are calling on the New York State Assembly to lift the statute of limitations for sex trafficking , a crime that primarily affects women and children throughout the state and around the globe.on Thursday calling on the legislature to eliminate the five-year statute of limitations for the crime.
Women and children who are victims of sex trafficking are often coerced and controlled by their perpetrators. Victims are also preyed upon by multiple traffickers before they are able to report the crimes to police, curtailing the ability to secure justice for themselves, the advocates said. “The statute of limitations on sex trafficking is pathetic,” she said. “A five-year limit for survivors of one of the worst human rights violations is woefully inadequate. We have been asking the legislature to fix this for two years now.”
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