New bill strengthens South Carolina's push against human trafficking

Discussion in 'Articles' started by News Readers, Jun 27, 2018.

  1. News Readers

    News Readers The Paperboy

    New bill strengthens South Carolina's push against human trafficking

    A new South Carolina law aims to protect the youngest of victims, changing the definition of child abuse to include child trafficking. This will ultimately allow victims to receive state services. “Now it’s explicit and it means if someone is trafficking you, that’s not part of your family, it counts as sexual abuse and neglect so it comes under DSS jurisdiction,” said Brooke Burris, the chair of the Tri-County Human Trafficking Task Force. The new definition of child abuse will also require people on the front lines with children to look for signs of child trafficking. “It can be invisible ...


    Continue reading...

    http://www.live5news.com/story/3852...outh-carolinas-push-against-human-trafficking