HRS §663J-3
Suing someone who forced you into sex work
This law lets a person sue anyone who forced them into sexual exploitation or sex trafficking, took their earnings from it, hired them knowing they were coerced, or profited from the coercion. The lawsuit is a civil case for money damages.
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The statute, as written — Cause of action for coercion into sexual exploitation or sex trafficking
An individual shall have a cause of action against a person, business, business owner, or business operator who: (1) Coerced the individual into sexual exploitation or to remain in sexual exploitation, or subjected the individual to sex trafficking; (2) Used coercion to collect or receive any of the individual's earnings derived from sexual exploitation or from being the subject of sex trafficking; (3) Hired, or attempted to hire, the individual to engage in sexual exploitation, when a reasonable person would believe that the individual was coerced into sexual exploitation by another person or was being subjected to sex trafficking; or (4) Profited from coercing the individual into sexual exploitation or subjecting the individual to sex trafficking.
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