No, they are absolutely very traumatized individuals. In fact, there's one thing we have really noticed, and it's very striking, because we monitor recorded case law from across the country and human trafficking cases that involve children specifically. What we have noticed is that almost never do those victims file victim impact statements. Almost never is there any information brought forward before the court about the long-term and ongoing impact that accrues to these individuals.
We have noticed that is a really significant thing, because when it comes down to sentencing in particular, if the judge doesn't understand the victim impact.... That's supposed to be one of the criteria they look at, but they can't understand it if they don't have a victim coming forward to say something.
We see that problem with children. We see it with human trafficking victims who are children and with commercial sexual exploitation. Those provisions being missed in the list of Criminal Code provisions was a bit shocking.