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exposethecriminals ago

I don't have a law background, but while in my opinion Raniere and Mack surely trafficked children, I don't know if they have been charged with that, in this case. Just to mention, this DOJ article states 1591 applies to children and adults:

 

https://www.justice.gov/criminal-ceos/citizens-guide-us-federal-law-prostitution-children

18 U.S.C § 1591- Sex trafficking of children or by force, fraud, or coercion

When the victim is a minor, Section 1591 does not require proof that the defendant used force, threats of force, fraud, or coercion, or any combination of those means, to cause the minor to engage in a commercial sex act.

 

Yet in the Raniere Mack indictment, the federal prosecutor states force was used.

@pizzalawyer are you able to shed light on this?