TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Vancouver, Washington-based nonprofit has given Kansas a grade of "C'' for its legislation addressing domestic child sex trafficking.
Shared Hope International's rating places Kansas 29th in the country.
The state Legislature passed a package of bills to protect and support victims in 2013. Deputy Director of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit for the Kansas Attorney General's Office Jennifer Rapp says it also increased penalties for traffickers and buyers.
Rapp says the Legislature passed a bill this year allowing victims of human trafficking to seek restitution from convicted traffickers.
In October, seven Topeka residents were indicted on allegations of running an ...
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Vancouver, Washington-based nonprofit has given Kansas a grade of "C'' for its legislation addressing domestic child sex trafficking.
Shared Hope International's rating places Kansas 29th in the country.
The state Legislature passed a package of bills to protect and support victims in 2013. Deputy Director of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit for the Kansas Attorney General's Office Jennifer Rapp says it also increased penalties for traffickers and buyers.
Rapp says the Legislature passed a bill this year allowing victims of human trafficking to seek restitution from convicted traffickers.
In October, seven Topeka residents were indicted on allegations of running an ...