The Michigan House Judiciary Committee is working on legislation designed to fight human trafficking. State Representative Mary Whiteford of Casco Township is spearheading the effort, and has a bill to make it easier for the survivors of human trafficking to resume their lives.
“My bill allows a person who is trafficking to have every single criminal charge against him or her expunged, and that’s really important for them to be able to move forward and get their life back,” Whiteford said.
Whiteford’s bill expands the types of criminal convictions that can be set aside if a crime was committed because an individual was a victim of human trafficking. She says she’s working with the FBI and the crime victims division of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to make sure housing is found for human trafficking survivors.
