Statute guide
18 U.S.C. § 1591: Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion
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What the source establishes
Section 1591 establishes criminal liability for specified conduct involving a person, or knowing benefits from a venture engaging in such conduct, when the statutory force/fraud/coercion or under-18 commercial-sex-act conditions are met. It also sets criminal penalties and defines commercial sex act, coercion, serious harm, and participation in a venture.