Lawmaker Focuses On Human Trafficking

{Frankfort, Kentucky}…When the General Assembly convenes Tuesday, some lawmakers will push to strengthen Kentucky's human trafficking law. The state has prosecuted 16 cases since human trafficking became a crime in 2007, but advocates say the law is weak and doesn't do enough to punish perpetrators or protect victims. Representative Sannie Overly, D-Paris, says she plans to sponsor a bill similar to one she introduced last year that would increase training for law enforcement and use money from those convicted of such crimes to pay for victim services. Overly's bill passed the House last year, but stalled in the Senate.