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Wyden stressed that he's been highly proactive on measures that could actually helps victims of sexual exploitation. But FOSTA "is not going to prevent sex trafficking [and] it's not going to stop young people from becoming victims," he noted. In fact, "the legislation before the Senate is going to make it harder, not easier, to root out and prosecute sex traffickers."
This isn't just Wyden's opinion. The Department of Justice has not only called FOSTA unconstitutional; it says the legislation will "create additional elements that prosecutors must prove at trial," thereby making it harder to get guilty parties convicted.
"You're heading in the wrong direction if you [pass a bill] that would raise the burden of proof in cases against sex traffickers," Wyden chastised his colleagues. He was one of two senators today—along with Rand Paul (R-Kentucky)—to vote against the measure.
FOSTA Passes Senate, Making Prostitution Ads a Federal Crime Against Objections from DOJ and Trafficking Victims
Congress just censored the internet and put sex workers, trafficking victims in even more danger
Craigslist personals shut down indefinitely due to recently passed 'FOSTA'
Hours After FOSTA Passes, Reddit Bans 'Escorts' and 'SugarDaddy' Communities
Because if you can't see it then it doesn't exist. I have seen some stupid crap but this forces trafficking further underground and it makes it harder to catch them. I have to wonder did anyone in the Congress read this (outside of Wyden and Rand Paul).
This isn't just Wyden's opinion. The Department of Justice has not only called FOSTA unconstitutional; it says the legislation will "create additional elements that prosecutors must prove at trial," thereby making it harder to get guilty parties convicted.
"You're heading in the wrong direction if you [pass a bill] that would raise the burden of proof in cases against sex traffickers," Wyden chastised his colleagues. He was one of two senators today—along with Rand Paul (R-Kentucky)—to vote against the measure.
FOSTA Passes Senate, Making Prostitution Ads a Federal Crime Against Objections from DOJ and Trafficking Victims
Congress just censored the internet and put sex workers, trafficking victims in even more danger
Craigslist personals shut down indefinitely due to recently passed 'FOSTA'
Hours After FOSTA Passes, Reddit Bans 'Escorts' and 'SugarDaddy' Communities
Because if you can't see it then it doesn't exist. I have seen some stupid crap but this forces trafficking further underground and it makes it harder to catch them. I have to wonder did anyone in the Congress read this (outside of Wyden and Rand Paul).