An FBI sting this past summer aimed at cracking down on human sex trafficking discovered 105 children working as prostitutes in 76 cities nationwide. In Connecticut, authorities found three underage girls forced into prostitution.
Even before that happened, state lawmakers were concerned enough about sexual exploitation of minors and human trafficking that in the last legislative session they passed a bill toughening the law and raising awareness to the issue.
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