Prosecution. i think the question would be more geared toward the investigators. they re very professional and i think they did an outstanding job. there s always a concern about continuing to gather evidence and stepping in and stopping it. that s a question for the investigators. where are the women working in this brothel? and do you think state law is sufficient to deal with this situation? i would think when we tighten the laws against human trafficking. florida law is very strong against human trafficking. it is a cursory felony, for most cases of adult trafficking. when it comes to child human trafficking, it is a life felony. if there s force involved, adult human trafficking would potentially become a life felony. our punishments are severe. but there s a high burden of
Tighten the laws against human trafficking. florida law is very strong against human trafficking. it is a first degree felony for most cases of adult human trafficking. when it comes to child human trafficking, it is a life felony. if there is force in involvvolv. our punishments are severe. there is a high burden of proof. you need to set that burden of proof and that s a question of these cases which is why this investigation can take some time. one thing i want to mention about florida laws is it is very prerogati prerogati progressive. they are eligible to have their record expunged. they need to speak up. victims are eligible for a visa that allows them to stay in the country and it is only reserved for victims of human trafficking. the key is to get victims to
So presumably if he doesn t want to see his mother, he doesn t have to. that s right. there s so many layers to this. we don t know all of the alleged crimes that were committed along the way. you have an ohio i.d. you have a social security number that apparently didn t fit this 18-year-old julian hernandez who is the victim in all this. you ve also got kidnapping which is a life felony. you say life felony, life in prison? yes, think about elizabeth smart. they brought charges federally and state in utah when she was abducted and kidnapped. life felony. she was held against her will for nine months. this young boy, now man was held against his will unknowingly for 13 years. right. does that make it more egregious? do you get a bigger charge? is that an aggravating you re talking about sentencing. you re talking about the aggravating factors of sentencing. of how egregious this was, how long that took place.
Thank you for that. paul, we just heard anthony scott say, and this is the grieving brother, this family has been nothing short of gracious in the way they have handled themselves and the press given the circumstances they see so far. there are reports from the police including not only two lieutenants but the police chief. they say that officer slager told them again, police saying our cop told us that during the scuffle walter scott had taken slager s taser and pointed it at him. but how much weight will a judge give that given the fact i mean, there s a potential conflict of interest. there are some bad cops out there sometimes. how much weight will the judge give that in bond? you have to consider it. the thing the judge is looking at with a cop being charged with a very serious crime, what is the risk that he will flee? if it s a slam dunk case and he s going to definitely get convicted of murder, a life
We re speculating, because we don t know if it s attempted first-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, attempted manslaughter or not guilty. so there is varying degrees. we have a 10-20 life law which would apply here as well, using a firearm. for instance, if he is convicted of attempted second-degree murder, with second-degree murder is a first degree punishable by life felony. so he could potentially get life, and there would be a minimum mandatory 25 years that would go along with that for shooting a firearm. so there is all different possibilities and interchangeable ways that we could look at potential sentences here. suffice it to say that if found guilty of attempted murder of any of the other individuals, there is a very hefty price to play in florida state prison as a potential sentence from this sentencing judge. now, faith, it seems that with these deliberations going 21 hours, i believe, if i m not