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Brian Schatz: “The purpose of SESTA is to enable civil and criminal prosecution against bad actors.”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2017
The purpose of SESTA is to enable civil and criminal prosecution against bad actors.
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Brian Schatz
Democratic · Hawaii

Editor's note · Context

Schatz outlines SESTA's goal to prosecute those involved in sex trafficking.

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