18 PA. CONS. STAT. § 3065(a) (2018); 42 PA. CONS. STAT. § 6328(a)(1)-(2) (2018).
- Provides immunity from prosecution for prostutution for minors who are victims of human trafficking or sexual exploitation. Instead of facing criminal charges, these minors are directed toward appropriate services and support systems.
18 PA. CONS. STAT. § 3019(b) (2021).
- Victims of human trafficking of any age are granted the right to offer the affirmative defense at trial that they engaged in the charged conduct “because he was compelled to do so by coercion or the use of or a threat to use unlawful force against his person or the person of another . . . .”
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18 PA. CONS. STAT. § 3019(d) (2018).
- Allows for expungement under certain circumstances to any “direct victim of human trafficking”.
- An individual convicted of prostitution or related offenses as a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking may file a motion to vacate the conviction.
