Bill C-219: Sexual Exploitation Penalty
- Jun 10, 2020
- 1 min read
Bill C-219 is a private member’s bill that would increase the penalty for sexual exploitation of a young person in a relationship of dependency or a person with a disability. It would also amend the Criminal Code to consider it an aggravating circumstance at sentencing if a victim of sexual exploitation had a mental or physical disability. Bill C-219 was introduced by MP John Nater on February 25, 2020. It was reintroduced in 2021 and made it to second reading in April. It was not reintroduced after that.
EFC letter to MP John Nater (June 2020)
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