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92. 18 U.S.C. § 1591

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18 U.S.C. § 1591 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 18. Crimes and Criminal Procedure § 1591. Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Whoever knowingly--

(1) in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, obtains, advertises, maintains, patronizes, or solicits by any means a person; or

(2) benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in a venture which has engaged in an act described in violation of paragraph (1),

knowing, or, except where the act constituting the violation of paragraph (1) is advertising, in reckless disregard of the fact, that means of force, threats of force, fraud, coercion described in subsection (e)(2), or any combination of such means will be used to cause the person to engage in a commercial sex act, or that the person has not attained the age of 18 years and will be caused to engage in a commercial sex act, shall be punished as provided in subsection (b).

https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-18-crimes-and-criminal-procedure/18-usc-sect-1591/

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***Breaking*** The NYT has documents of Gaetz's thousands of dollars of payments to sex workers [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday OP

Have they released them to the public? SheltieLover Wednesday #1

Read my OP: Dennis Donovan Wednesday #2

As long as they are of legal age polly pureblood Wednesday #3

You need to troll better. 617Blue Wednesday #4

right? Skittles Wednesday #8

Post removed Post removed Wednesday #11

The point , i think , is that a conservative family values god-fearin christian luvin republican Fullduplexxx Wednesday #14

Is soliciting a prostitute still illegal in the US? meadowlander Wednesday #36

Virtually everyone has smoked weed. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #60

And looking to be Attorney General skypilot Wednesday #81

Aww, bless your heart. nt RandiFan1290 Wednesday #15

I think mercuryblues Wednesday #18

Then Mr. Gaetz should petition the states to change their laws or go to The Netherlands DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #20

Spam deleted by MIR Team polly pureblood Wednesday #25

I don't make the laws. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #27

I think the laws are lagging behind progress. polly pureblood Wednesday #31

He was the Attorney General. Enforcing the laws is part of the job description. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #33

The problem is overstepping polly pureblood Wednesday #38

Sex work was illegal in the states where Mr. Gaetz was contracting it. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #43

"states' rights" Dave Bowman Wednesday #44

Matt Gaetz also voted against the Repect For Marriage Act DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #51

For one thing it's the LAW, broken by a potential Attorney General of the USA /nt bucolic_frolic Wednesday #22

you are accusing DEMS of "puritanical bullshit" Skittles Wednesday #30

No bridge is too far for them Prairie Gates Wednesday #34

Perhaps you are on the wrong forum? We live in the US and are talking about US politicians. Irish_Dem Wednesday #52

Sure you're not!🤣🤣🤣 canuckledragger Wednesday #64

Yes, actually you are. paleotn Wednesday #71

One of them was 17. That's called statutory rape. Autumn Wednesday #5

I looked up that situation. polly pureblood Wednesday #21

Which part of she was 17 do you not understand Polly? Autumn Wednesday #26

You cannot condemn someone polly pureblood Wednesday #41

I'm going to miss you!!! RandiFan1290 Wednesday #49

Yep, Polly is pining for the fjords. Dave Bowman Wednesday #53

That one JustAnotherGen Wednesday #78

You are kidding kacekwl Wednesday #57

Any man with a pea size brain that is not stuck in his dick knows sex with a woman under the age of 18 is Autumn Wednesday #58

BWAAAHAHAAHAA! Yes, actually, you can. paleotn Wednesday #72

That's the entire point of statutory rape laws. Ms. Toad Wednesday #96

Eh? Straw Man Thursday #103

I'm sure you'd defend a Democrat doing the same crap Skittles Wednesday #32

She was just seventeen, if you know what I mean. Dave Bowman Wednesday #35

Seriously!!! You want a 'possible' sex addict to run the DOJ? cliffside Wednesday #82

It would be in Florida, which DOES have an 'age of consent' of 18. However, the vast majority of states Jack Valentino Thursday #105

Points DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #6

do you not get it? Skittles Wednesday #7

Damn Polly, you're just mixing up with everybody. Biophilic Wednesday #9

. BeerBarrelPolka Wednesday #12

Thanks for the laugh. Biophilic Wednesday #24

Lol! Dave Bowman Wednesday #39

Anti-vaxers and white nationalists blm Wednesday #13

Then probably a perfect name for him or her. They've just been so busy today. Biophilic Wednesday #19

There was a polly here some time ago boston bean Wednesday #16

I smell Pizza. N/T gay texan Wednesday #29

Polly wants a pizza? PCIntern Wednesday #37

Polly has left the building dpibel Wednesday #59

That poster lasted longer than I thought they would, having spotted them niyad Wednesday #73

It's not a big deal, except for the underage girl mainer Wednesday #10

Oh goddamn it: We have a major problem with human trafficking for sex in this country Prairie Gates Wednesday #47

I said CONSENSUAL sex mainer Wednesday #74

The allegation is that Gaetz was paying to have these women transported to him. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #80

Thank-you. JohnSJ Wednesday #83

A 30-40 something guy is paying for 19 year olds to be transported to sex parties Prairie Gates Wednesday #91

This has been litigated in the press. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #93

And in certain counties in Nevada. Klarkashton Wednesday #55

what a great name proud patriot Wednesday #56

Dude....sex work IS a low-wage hamster wheel. paleotn Wednesday #70

Paging Eliot Spitzer ........... /nt bucolic_frolic Wednesday #17

He did not pay 17 YO directly jojog Wednesday #23

So he paid a trafficker for her. Sound like Gaetz and the trafficker should be in jail Autumn Wednesday #28

When he found out she was 17 he didnt have sex with her again until she was 18. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #40

Bless his little heart he waited till she was 18 to have sex with her. For the second time. Autumn Wednesday #45

After he GROOMED her. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #50

It's disgusting that we have a committee in the peoples house that hides elected officials crimes. Autumn Wednesday #61

What are we going to do, Autumn? DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #68

I know I wouldn't. Don't think you or anyone else here would either. Well, with the exception here and there Autumn Wednesday #69

What it proves is that he did not know she was underage speak easy Wednesday #87

Not knowing the age of the victim isn't a defense to statutory rape. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #88

Not knowing is a defense to Sex Trafficking. speak easy Wednesday #89

He violated Florida law when he had sex with a child. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #90

18 U.S.C. § 1591 speak easy Wednesday #92

The allegations DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #94

"The allegations are that Gaetz had sex with a minor which is a violation of a Florida statute " speak easy Wednesday #95

It's a violation of the federal statute I cited. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #98

Not so speak easy Wednesday #102

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratSinceBirth Thursday #106

How many guys in prison didn't know she was underage either? hadEnuf Wednesday #97

It seems this stuff has swirled around for a couple of years HereForTheParty Wednesday #85

No. It makes him a rapist. Ms. Toad Wednesday #99

Being a rapist and a groomer aren't mutulally exclusive DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #101

That's quite a defense for the nominee for the highest law enforcement officer in the country Prairie Gates Wednesday #42

They had sex on a hockey table. DemocratSinceBirth Wednesday #48

I understand the next VP has sex WITH couches. Autumn Wednesday #67

No. He didn't. Ms. Toad Wednesday #100

Well I like it because he's skeevy enough to do it. So I'm sticking to it. Autumn Thursday #107

Truth matters. n/t Ms. Toad Thursday #108

Having a sense of humor matters in times like these. n/t Autumn Thursday #109

I agree, but it is not humorous to spread fake news - Ms. Toad Thursday #110

Fake news LOL No one fucking believes it. If you are in the wrong quarter so sorry Autumn 17 hrs ago #112

LOL, that just means more criminal charges! W_HAMILTON 21 hrs ago #111

So? Yavin4 Wednesday #46

Not with that attitude Prairie Gates Wednesday #54

Boys will be Johns? (nt) Pinback Wednesday #63

Sadly, you are right dhol82 Wednesday #65

Gaetz - payment made keithbvadu2 Wednesday #62

I heard he only did it as part of an investigation he was doing. Ligyron Wednesday #66

Someone's leaking. I wonder why. paleotn Wednesday #75

CNN just showed a diagram of how he got others to pay the women. applegrove Wednesday #76

Only thousands? Trump paid over 100,000 $s to Stormy Daniels along with paying his lawyer, ... Botany Wednesday #77

He isn't a Democrat, like Eliot Spitzer was, so it's ok. (sarcasm). Seriously though, it is time JohnSJ Wednesday #79

NYT share link ...Federal Inquiry Traced Payments From Gaetz to Women cliffside Wednesday #84

So . . . AverageOldGuy Wednesday #86

If you are a straight white xtian right winger it's just fine JI7 Thursday #104