An Act To Increase the Penalty for Aggravated Sex Trafficking
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §852, sub-§3, as amended by PL 2013, c. 407, §2, is further amended to read:
3. Aggravated sex trafficking is a Class B A crime. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1252, the court shall sentence a person convicted of aggravated sex trafficking to imprisonment for life or for a term of years that is not less than 25.
summary
This bill increases the crime of aggravated sex trafficking from a Class B crime to a Class A crime and requires a minimum sentence of imprisonment of 25 years to life.