Proposed Florida legislation, currently being viewed by house committees, could force hotel owners to train staff to identify possible victims of sex traffickers. The bill would also allow victims convicted of crimes under the direction of a trafficker…to petition that their record get expunged. The bill, backed by Republican representative Heather Fitzenhagen, includes up to $1,000 fines for hotels which do not train employees, and would also allow trafficking victims to apply for their records to be expunged. “Sex traffickers are targeting women who have been sexually assaulted or abused in the past – they target them because they’re easy targets for them,” said Fitzenhagen.
Proposed Florida legislation, currently being viewed by house committees, could force hotel owners to train staff to identify possible victims of sex traffickers. The bill, backed by Republican representative Heather Fitzenhagen, includes up to $1,000 fines for hotels which do not train employees, and would also allow trafficking victims to apply for their records to be expunged. “Sex traffickers are targeting women who have been sexually assaulted or abused in the past – they target them because they’re easy targets for them,” said Fitzenhagen.