article_snippet: a financial transaction should not mask assault on a child is modeled after Minnesota's "Safe Harbor" law, which helps make sure minors sold for sex aren't prosecuted as defendants, but are instead treated as victims.
article_snippet: Through Trafficking Act (SETT) would give incentives for all states to have a safe harbor provision.
article_snippet: When a state passes a safe harbor law, it means that kids sold for sex are steered towards child protection services, rather than being arrested, charged, or convicted under a state's criminal statutes.