Advocates call for new anti-trafficking laws

Prosecutors and state advocates who are pushing again this year for tougher anti-trafficking laws against those who force women to become sex slaves are facing a major roadblock ? Joseph F. Vallario.

Vallario, the powerful state delegate who chairs the House Judiciary Committee says such laws duplicate federal laws already on the books. “There are plenty of laws for handling this type of problem on the federal level,” he said. “Federal authorities also have the resources to deal with it,” Vallario said.