• TheEntity@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for the clarification! Do you happen to know the legal basis for the first few months of his non-house arrest?

    • peachybuttcheek@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Human trafficking is a very serious charge. By default, anyone accused of that would fall under the “threat to society” rule. If he’s at home now, his lawyers must have successfully proven that he would keep his head down, or prosecutors simply stopped asking for jail time. Sometimes they do that if they believe it would increase the chances for suspects to cooperate with the investigation. Neither are uncommon, especially for someone who hasn’t been convicted before.