Cuccinelli Backs Human Trafficking Legislation, Including Hugo Bill
Del. Tim Hugo (R-40th) is sponsor of one of four human trafficking bills that have gathered bipartisan support early in the General Assembly’s 2013 session.
By Mark Robinson Capital News Service RICHMOND – Legislation to curtail human trafficking in Virginia has gathered bipartisan support early in the General Assembly’s 2013 session. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli called the offense one of the fastest-growing criminal enterprises in the country. He said Tuesday that Virginia was feeling the effect. “Traffickers profit from the control and exploitation of children and adults – taking victims by threat, force, or coercion to exploit them for forced labor or sexual servitude. And it is happening right here in our commonwealth,” Cuccinelli said at a press conference. Additionally, Cuccinelli announced a series of two-day training sessions for law enforcement and prosecutors across the state …
Barbara Amaya
7:51 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013
As a survivor of human trafficking myself it makes me so happy to see this great support for these important bills, please keep up this work www.barbaraamaya.com more ›