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Maine governor signs bill to partially decriminalize prostitution (www.nbcboston.com)

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed into law a bill that partially decriminalizes prostitution, with supporters saying the measure protects the most vulnerable while still targeting those who exploit them.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I read through the text and its a bit confusing, but I think the gist is a person offering sex themselves to a patron is an exemption, while anyone playing middleman still violates sex trafficking laws.

heres the text https://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP0931&item=1&snum=131 and relevant bit from the summary "6. Allows as a defense to sex trafficking that the actor was soliciting a patron to engage
33 in sex only with the actor;
"