Cutting down on sex trafficking in livery cabs

NEW YORK

The city council plans to pass legislation that would raise the fines on drivers who knowingly shuttle trafficking victims.

13 is the average age of sex slaves here and the city council says 4000 children came into New York as victims of sex trafficking last year.

For more, check out the video above.

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