Human Trafficking Legislation

{Frankfort, Kentucky}...State Representatives Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, who sponsored human trafficking legislation in the House in 2007, and John Tilley, D-Hopkinsville, are seeking changes to the state's human trafficking laws when the General Assembly meets in January. They would like to see Kentucky become a safe harbor state. State prostitution laws don't specifically apply to adults. A child prostitute could be charged criminally and found delinquent in the juvenile court system rather than treated as a victim. Laws that identify child prostitutes as victims of sex trafficking are typically referred to as safe harbor laws. Fewer than 10 states have enacted such statutes.