So what happens to all of these “hundreds arrested for human trafficking“?
Do they just receive a fine and right back out or a short jail sentence?
There weren't hundreds arrested for human trafficking, there were about 50 prostitutes arrested by undercover cops reacting to their ads, and there were about 200 people arrested who responded on prostitute ads put up by undercover cops.
17 were something else not specified....
I had looked it up when i read that, but prostitution (by adults) is not human trafficking, as it is voluntary, and human trafficking does not only or always imply sex.
But is still all punishable.
So here we're not even talking prostitution, but solicitation as i imagine the undercover cops didn't engage in the act before arresting them, but that's my opinion ..
"Solicitation is a misdemeanor crime that comes with a maximum punishment of 90 days in jail and/or a $1,000 fine.
However, prostitution is raised to a gross misdemeanor which means the punishment is raised to a maximum of a year in jail and/or a $3,000 fine."
(From
Understanding the Difference Between Solicitation and Prostitution - Carson J. Heefner, DUI & Criminal Defense)
Note those are maxima.
With a minor of course it's different, "only" 2 of the hundreds involved minors. As i understood per linked article.
(I personally didn't even know prostitution was illegal, specially since *advertiser censored* is legal (right?) , both involve sex for money, and *advertiser censored* even involves a third party profiting the most, and then you have sugar daddies and all.... but i guess that's off topic).
Anyway, more on topic though , the name your price dating site, LC had a tab open of, (i think this was widly reported in msm) while not directly paying for sex, i wonder if that's not what most men expect anyway, and have also wondered if SR simply had payed that 3000$ for a date, with his talk about her bringing her kid on dates to avoid sex and all.... Eta and him taking them to restaurants and what was that cheese thing. (As per his +50min rant). People who buy a date on that site are also supposed to pay for everything during the date. Coincidently of course. Just a thought.
But then LE confirmed they really talked about an apprentice job via messenger... (When explaining they never talked about selling the truck).
(Edited to correct, rearrange for clarity and add source)