May 6, 2013 A bill sponsored to create strengthened Human Trafficking laws ahead of the 2014 Superbowl is signed into legislation by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. The bill has several provisions including: 1) penalties for publishers who fail to verify that advertisers are minors 2) establishing "john schools" to educate them on exploitation 3) a provision to vacate convictions (compelled by traffickers) for victims of trafficking. This new legislation applies both to victims of labor and sex trafficking. photo credit: Bob Jagendorf |