NAAG asks Senate Judiciary Committee to pass SAVE Act.
The National Association of Attorneys General asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to pass the Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation Act (Save), in a letter Monday (http://bit.ly/1ySeoxa). The committee should pass S-2536 so “websites that are facilitating trafficking through their very…
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business model will have to take steps to verify the identity of individuals posting advertisements and the age of those who appear in these advertisements,” it said. “The use of the ‘adult services sections’ on websites such as Backpage.com has created virtual brothels where children are bought and sold using euphemistic labels such as ‘escorts.’” The Save Act was introduced by Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and has one co-sponsor, Senate Judiciary Committee member Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., (http://1.usa.gov/1zi2Ggq).