Janet Mills has signed a law that partially decriminalizes prostitution in Maine. The law is meant to help those who were pushed into sex trafficking due to desperate circumstances.
Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill that partially decriminalizes prostitution, with supporters saying the measure protects the most vulnerable while.
The new law also elevates the crime of solicitating a child for commercial sexual exploitation, lifting the crime from a misdemeanor to a felony with a maximum punishment of five years in state prison.