Online Sex Trafficking
A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee held a hearing on combating online sex trafficking and reviewing the legislation…
Combating Sex Trafficking
2017-09-19T20:01:37-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/581/20170919110709012_hd.jpgThe Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on legislation to combat sex trafficking, specifically a section of the bill that would allow victims to sue internet companies that can facilitate these crimes. One of the witnesses, Yvonne Ambrose, gave a heartfelt testimony about her daughter who was a sex trafficking victim recruited online and later brutally murdered. Other witnesses included the general counsels from both the Internet Association and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and Xavier Becerra, the California attorney general and a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives.The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on legislation to combat sex trafficking, specifically a section of the bill that would allow… read more
Combating Sex Trafficking The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on legislation to combat sex trafficking, specifically a section of the bill that would allow victims to sue internet companies that can facilitate these crimes. One of the witnesses, Yvonne Ambrose, gave a heartfelt testimony about her daughter who was a sex trafficking victim recruited online and later brutally murdered. Other witnesses included the general counsels from both the Internet Association and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, and Xavier Becerra, the California attorney general and a former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. close
People in this video
- Yvonne Ambrose Mother
- Xavier Becerra Attorney General [D] California
- Richard Blumenthal U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Connecticut
- Roy Blunt U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Missouri
- Cory Booker U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] New Jersey
- Maria Cantwell U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Washington
- Tammy Duckworth U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Illinois
- Eric Goldman Professor Santa Clara University->School of Law
- Maggie Hassan U.S. Senator [D] New Hampshire
- Edward J. Markey U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Massachusetts
- Catherine Cortez Masto U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Nevada
- Bill Nelson U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Florida
- Robert J. Portman U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Ohio
- Brian E. Schatz U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Hawaii
- Abigail Slater Vice President Internet Association->Legal and Regulatory Policy
- Yiota Souras Senior Vice President and General Counsel National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
- Dan Sullivan U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alaska
- John Thune U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] South Dakota
- Ron Wyden U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Oregon
- Todd Young U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Indiana
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