§ 151. Law enforcement protocol
(a) On request from an individual, who the Attorney General reasonably believes is a victim who is or has been subjected to a severe form of trafficking or criminal offense required for the individual to qualify for a nonimmigrant T or U visa under 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(15)(T) or 8 U.S.C. section 1101(a)(15)(U), or for […]
§ 142. Victim confidentiality
In an investigation of or a prosecution for an offense under this chapter, law-enforcement officers and the Attorney General’s Office shall keep confidential the identity, pictures, and images of the alleged victim and the family of the alleged victim, except to the extent that disclosure is: (1) necessary for the purpose of investigation or prosecution; […]
§ 143. Past sexual behavior of victim
In a prosecution for an offense under this chapter or a civil action under section 147, evidence of a specific instance of the alleged victim’s past sexual behavior, or reputation, or opinion evidence of past sexual behavior of the alleged victim is not admissible unless the evidence offered pursuant to Virgin Islands Rule of Evidence […]
§ 133. Trafficking an individual
(a) A person commits the offense of trafficking an individual if the person knowingly recruits, transports, transfers, harbors, receives, provides, obtains, isolates, maintains, or entices an individual in furtherance of: (1) forced labor in violation of section 134; or (2) sexual servitude in violation of section 135. (b) Trafficking an individual who is an adult […]
§ 134. Forced labor
(a) A person commits the offense of forced labor if the person knowingly uses coercion to compel an individual to provide labor or services, except when such conduct is permissible under federal law or law of the Virgin Islands other than this chapter. (b) Forced labor of an individual who is an adult is a […]
§ 135. Sexual servitude
(a) A person commits the offense of sexual servitude if the person knowingly: (1) maintains or makes available a minor for the purpose of engaging the minor in commercial sexual activities; or (2) uses coercion or deception to compel an adult to engage in commercial sexual activity. (b) It is not a defense in a […]
§ 136. Patronizing a victim of sexual servitude
(a) A person commits the offense of patronizing a victim of sexual servitude if the person knowingly gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value so that an individual may engage in commercial sexual activity with another individual and the person knows that the other individual is a victim of sexual servitude. […]
§ 137. Patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity
(a) A person commits the offense of patronizing a minor for commercial sexual activity if: (1) with the intent that an individual engage in commercial sexual activity with a minor, the person gives, agrees to give, or offers to give anything of value to a minor or another person so that the individual may engage […]
§ 138. Business entity liability
(a) A person that is a business entity may be prosecuted for an offense under sections 133 through 137 only if: (1) the entity knowingly engages in conduct that constitutes human trafficking; or (2) an employee or nonemployee agent of the entity engages in conduct that constitutes human trafficking and the conduct is part of […]
§ 139. Aggravating circumstance
(a) An aggravating circumstance during the commission of an offense under section 133, 134, or 135 occurs when the defendant recruited, enticed, or obtained the victim of the offense from a shelter that serves individuals subjected to human trafficking, domestic violence, or sexual assault, runaway youth, foster children, or the homeless. (b) If the trier […]