I would say, yes, it does allow for protection, in the sense that a legitimate, lawful brothel owner, where there is no exploitation whatsoever and they're operating within the law.... That allows for the protection of not only the operator but the women working in that situation. The way it stands, the law also allows for the protection of vulnerable people, because we have the tools necessary to actually engage, initiate, and carry on with those investigations in the hopes of getting criminal charges.
As I said in my statement, that's not always what happens. Often, the success of these investigations is the extraction of the victim, who is usually female, from the situation and getting her to a safe environment. The criminal charges sometimes can be secondary to that primary concern regarding the wellness of the victim.