A person commits the crime of human trafficking if he knowingly holds/recruits/lures/entices/harbors/transports/provides/obtains, by any means, another, to engage in sexual activity or to provide labor or services by criminal coercion. A defendant “criminally coerces” another person if the defendant threatened to: inflict bodily injury on anyone or commit any other…
A New Jersey court may order any person convicted under the New Jersey human trafficking statute, in addition to any other disposition, to make restitution to any victim of the crime of human trafficking. This award of restitution is the greater of: (1) the gross income or value to the…
The U.S., including New Jersey, has seen an increase in human trafficking crimes, especially in the last few years. As a result, New Jersey enacted the Human Trafficking Prevention, Protection, and Treatment Act in 2013 (the “2013 Act”). This legislation created a commission and task force within New Jersey’s Division…
It is an affirmative defense to prosecution for a violation that, during the time of the alleged commission of the offense of human trafficking, the defendant was a victim of human trafficking. What this means is that a person being trafficked cannot be convicted of trafficking another person within the…
