Originally Posted by
carlos marvado
Does anybody actually know what the legal definition of trafficking is?
If a woman is coerced or brought here under false pretenses and then forced into prostitution against her will, we would all agree that this would constitute trafficking for the purposes of sexual exploitation......it's sexual slavery, and a client paying to have sex with such a person, would under law be deemed to have committed rape, although his lack of knowledge that the person was engaging in sex under duress might act as a defence or mitigate the severity of sentencing.
If however, the escort in question came here willingly to work as an escort, but was assisted in coming here to work e.g. if an agency were to organise her travel, accommodation, advertising etc., would the law also deem this to be trafficking?
Can anybody with legal knowledge in this area answer this one.