Ley sobre la trata de personas en Carolina del Sur

Explicación Simple

La ley prohíbe que alguien use a otra persona para trabajos forzados o actividades sexuales sin su consentimiento. Si alguien hace esto, puede ir a la cárcel por mucho tiempo.

Es como si alguien te obligara a hacer tareas en casa sin pagarte y sin que tú quisieras hacerlo. Eso no está bien y hay consecuencias.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan conoce a una chica llamada Ana en una fiesta. Juan le dice que si se va con él a otra ciudad, le pagará bien. Pero en realidad, Juan planea obligarla a trabajar en un club nocturno sin su permiso. Esto es trata de personas, y Juan podría enfrentar muchos años de prisión.

Penalidades

Hasta 15 años de prisión por el primer delito; hasta 30 años si la víctima es menor de 18 años.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

SECTION 16-3-2020. Trafficking in persons; penalties; minor victims; defenses. (A) A person is guilty of trafficking in persons if he: (1) recruits, entices, solicits, isolates, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains, or so attempts, a victim, knowing that the victim will be subjected to, or for the purposes of, sex trafficking, forced labor or services, involuntary servitude or debt bondage through any means or who benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture which has engaged in an act described in this subsection, is guilty of trafficking in persons; (2) aids, abets, or conspires with another person to violate the criminal provisions of this section; or (3) knowingly gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value so that any person may engage in commercial sexual activity with another person when he knows that the other person is a victim of trafficking in persons. (B) A person convicted of a violation of subsection (A) is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction: (1) for a first offense, must be imprisoned not more than fifteen years; (2) for a second offense, must be imprisoned not more than thirty years; (3) for a third or subsequent offense, must be imprisoned not more than forty-five years. (C) If the victim of an offense contained in this section is under the age of eighteen, the person convicted under this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than thirty years. For a second or subsequent offense, if the victim is under the age of eighteen, the person convicted under this section is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned not more than forty-five years. (D) A business owner who uses his business in a way that participates in a violation of th