Whatever happened to the “Solicitation for Prostitution Registry”
in 2019, the Florida Legislature passed a Bill sponsored by Senator Lauren Book (SB 540) that was titled “Human Trafficking”.
In the Bill Analysis, the sponsor stated, “Human trafficking is a form of modern–day slavery. Young children, teenagers, and adults are all victims of human trafficking, who are subjected to force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of sexual exploitation or forced labor…Human trafficking is the third-largest international crime industry, generating a profit of an estimated $32 billion every year. In 2016, there were an estimated 40.3 million victims of human trafficking…. Florida ranks third in the nation for reported cases of human trafficking.”
The Bill passed and was signed into law, creating Florida Statute 943.0433, the “Solicitation for Prostitution Registry”. Individuals who committed the offense(s) on or after January 1, 2021 and are convicted (regardless of adjudication) on or after January 1, 2021 are currently being placed on the Soliciting for Prostitution Public Database.
So far there are none.
You can find the list here: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/SFPDB.aspx
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You got that right Capt Charles Munsey Jr. USN Ret. Worked in local government and “rub & tug” was a regular thing & joked about around the water cooler. Of course I never participated in such horrific conduct. That would have made me a human trafficker also. Their stories were funny though. And the money they spent? Whew. A lot!!!!!
Got that right! Congressmen and Legislators. Why initiate it if they themselves may end up on it one day?
Must be affected by covid-19 restrictions. Everybody is keeping 6′ distance. All prostitutes are on self quarantine.
Since there is not a single person on it, God help the poor soul who becomes the first one added to it. Not an accepted way to become famous.
Having said that, most people don’t give two thoughts about prostitutes unless they are doing it in their neighborhood. But change the name to a scary sex offender and all Hell breaks out.
Could it be that there numbers are highly over stated. Or possibly just made up all together. Imagine that.
But just think of all the money that was made fabricating the skeem.
Too many politicians did not want to be on a registry.