The Kansas Highway Patrol arrested a New Jersey man this week accused of violating a state law enacted last year that criminalizes human smuggling.
Juan E. Pescador-Chimal, 46, of Moorestown, N.J., was booked into the Shawnee County Jail at 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, where he was being held Friday on $1 million bond on one count of human trafficking, jail records said .
No formal charges had been filed.
Further details were not made public by the highway police.
What does the law that criminalizes human smuggling say?
The law criminalizing human trafficking was passed by Kansas lawmakers last year and ultimately passed over Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto.
To meet the law’s definition of human trafficking, these criteria must be met:
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A person knows, or should have known, that the person he is dealing with has entered or is staying in the United States illegally.
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That person benefits financially or receives something of value.
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The person knows, or should have known, that the individual being trafficked is likely to be exploited for the financial gain of another person.
The Kansas Highway Patrol recently arrested a New Jersey man accused of violating a state law enacted last year that criminalizes human trafficking.
Contact Tim Hrenchir at threnchir@gannett.com or 785-213-5934.
This article originally appeared in Topeka Capital-Journal: KHP arrests New Jersey man in Shawnee County on human trafficking charges
