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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA bill to toughen Indiana's penalties for sex trafficking is on its way to Gov. Mitch Daniels for him to sign into law ahead of next weekend's Super Bowl in Indianapolis.
The Indiana House voted 93-0 Friday morning in favor of the bill that cleared the state Senate in a 48-0 vote earlier this month.
The governor had asked legislators to approve the tougher measures so they could be used in any Super Bowl-related cases
Prosecutors and other supporters say the bill would make it easier to prosecute sex trafficking cases involving victims younger than 16 and broaden the law for cases with older victims. The bill makes recruiting, transporting or harboring anyone younger than 16 for prostitution a felony punishable by 20 years to 50 years in prison.
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