Human trafficking; crime of human trafficking in the first degree, minimum sentence imposed for subjecting victim to sexual servitude
Pending Committee Action in House of Origin
Summary
The bill changes Alabama law so that anyone convicted of first-degree human trafficking who forces a victim into sexual servitude must receive a life sentence. It also mandates life imprisonment for adult traffickers who exploit a minor, regardless of the trafficker’s knowledge of the victim’s age. The change aims to increase penalties for the most severe trafficking crimes.
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