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Toledo Massage Parlors: Sen. Teresa Fedor gains anti-slavery backing
March 8, 2010 | | Leave a Comment
The crime would apply to people who “recruit, lure, entice, solicit, isolate, harbor, transport, provide, obtain, or maintain” a person, or attempt to do so, with the knowledge or reason to believe that the victim will be subjected to “involuntary servitude,” prostitution, or pornography.
Sen. Tim Grendell (R., Chesterland), chairman of the Senate Judiciary-Criminal Justice Committee, has joined Ms. Fedor as joint sponsor. He plans to usher the bill quickly through his committee and hopes to get it to Gov. Ted Strickland’s desk before the legislature’s summer recess.
“In my district in Geauga County, there were two massage parlors,” he said. “I believe they were brothels. They finally did close down, but they found several women who were victims of human trafficking. I am really surprised at the cases of suburban girls who are victims of human trafficking.”
See the full article from “Toledo Blade”