Indiana passes human trafficking law in time for Super Bowl By Elizabeth Prann Published February 02, 2012 | FoxNews.com
Indiana lawmakers passed tough human trafficking legislation this week -- just in time to prevent an event where thousands of young girls could get bought and sold for sex. “The Super Bowl is a huge human trafficking event,” said State Sen. Randy Head, (R-Logansport). “They’re running sophisticated rings -- trading girls from city to city.”
Organized criminals are known to exploit young women and children through gatherings such as the Super Bowl. In fact, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children estimates 10,000 prostitutes were brought to the 2010 Super Bowl in Miami. In 2011, more than 100 people were arrested for prostitution in Dallas during Super Bowl weekend. Head says the victims would have gone unnoticed. Thousands of people are already descending upon Indianapolis and there will be more than 150,000 visitors this weekend. The state's message to pimps and ‘johns’ is a strong one: not this time around. “Indiana will not tolerate it,” Head said...............>>>>...............>>>>.................Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012.....stnews#ixzz1lJtJraWy
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