Victims of human trafficking ‘have suffered enough,’ says lawmaker advocating for more legal leniency
Updated Apr 28, 2021;
Posted Apr 28, 2021
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Members of the Michigan House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday, April 28 on a set of bills that would broaden state laws on criminal record expungement for human trafficking victims.
Rep. Mary Whiteford, R-South Haven, said in a March 2 presentation the bill package strengthens the state’s existing tools for prosecutors and judges to support victims of human trafficking by allowing adult and juvenile survivors to have any crime on their record expunged if it occurred while they were trafficked.