sex trafficking of minors

The Penal Code distinguishes and applies different penalties in accordance with the age of the minor. Pursuant to article 192, the prohibition of the perpetration of a sexual act with a minor under 14 years old or leading that minor to practice such acts with a third person is punished with up to 12 years in prison. Again, the law makes a distinction whether the act involved penetration, in which case the maximum punishment increases to 15 years.

In Giuffre v.

Ramirez was accused of offering the sexual services of four women (including two minors), to an undercover police officer. The minor victims both testified that Ramirez had offered their sexual services to others on several occasions and that Ramirez would take a commission from any payment they received. The Regional Trial Court of Lapu-Lapu City convicted Ramirez of trafficking in persons, which the Court of Appeals affirmed.

In 2014, an undercover agent of the National Bureau of Investigations (“NBI”) offered Wilfreda Laput Campos PHP 4,000.00 for a sexual encounter with three women, one of whom was a minor. After Campos accepted the money, the NBI promptly arrested her. The Regional Trial Court of Manila found Campos guilty of trafficking in persons, which the Court of Appeals affirmed.

Under South Dakota Codified Laws § 22-23-2 it is a Class 5 felony to promote prostitution by encouraging, inducing, or procuring another person to engage in the act, including causing a spouse, child, or dependent to become or remain a prostitute. Section 22-23-8 extends criminal liability to acts such as soliciting customers for prostitutes, procuring individuals for prostitution, transporting people