新泽西州默瑟县特伦顿市州众议院10月29日通过十项打击人口贩运法案：取消追诉时效并加重刑罚、仍需参议院通过
新泽西州默瑟县特伦顿市，新泽西州众议院10月29日通过一揽子十项法案，加强对人口贩运的打击力度并扩大对受害者的支持。这批法案要求州总检察长审查全州人口贩运调查政策，取消贩运相关刑事与民事案件的追诉时效，并提高部分罪行的刑罚，其中包括加重对嫖娼者的处罚，以减少对这一非法行业的需求。提案背景包括州调查委员会2024年关于按摩与身体护理行业人口贩运的报告，以及今年夏天世界杯期间的执法行动：州总检察长办公室宣布，围绕世界杯的刑事调查在全州解救了近100名疑似贩运受害者并逮捕71人。众议员卡罗尔·墨菲表示，加重对嫖娼者的处罚是减少需求的关键。法案还把特特伯勒这样的私人机场列入相关场所清单，以扩大执法覆盖面。这批法案仍需州参议院通过才能送交州长签署生效。
New Jersey Assembly Passes Ten-Bill Anti-Trafficking Package on Oct. 29: Statute of Limitations Lifted, Penalties Raised; Senate Passage Still Needed
The New Jersey Assembly passed a package of ten bills on October 29 to strengthen the fight against human trafficking and expand support for victims. The measures require the state attorney general to review trafficking-investigation policy statewide, eliminate the statute of limitations for trafficking-related criminal and civil cases, and raise penalties for several offenses, including heavier punishment for buyers of sex, in an effort to reduce demand.
The package follows the State Commission of Investigation's 2024 report on trafficking in the massage and bodywork industry and a World Cup-period enforcement effort in which the attorney general's office reported rescuing nearly 100 suspected trafficking victims and arresting 71 people across the state. The bills still need Senate passage. Assemblywoman Carol Murphy said heavier penalties for buyers are central to shrinking the market.
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