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Ky. House Passes Human Trafficking, Child Porn Bills

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The Kentucky House unanimously passed two bills to combat sex trafficking and child pornography in the state.

One bill would prevent those charged with having sex with a child prostitute from claiming they thought the child was over 18. Democratic Representative Sannie Overly says the bill goes along with legislation working its way through the U.S. Congress that amends federal trafficking statutes in the same way.

“It is essentially ‘buyer beware’ and you don’t get to claim later that you didn’t know how old the victim was," Overly said.

The other bill would increase funding for a task force which investigates crimes against children on the internet.

If either bill succeeds, this would be the third year that Kentucky has passed a human trafficking law.

Ryland Barton is the Managing Editor for Collaboratives for Kentucky Public Radio, a group of public radio stations including WKMS, WFPL in Louisville, WEKU in Richmond and WKYU in Bowling Green. A native of Lexington, Ryland most recently served as the Capitol Reporter for Kentucky Public Radio. He has covered politics and state government for NPR member stations KWBU in Waco and KUT in Austin.
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