The proposed registry is meant to make it much more likely that prostitution crimes will be discovered by loved ones, friends, neighbors, co-workers and bosses. Rick Carfagna R-Genoa Twp.
MORE: Dayton police launch shaming campaign for those buying sex in city. The ads last year reached more than 90, users online, and about 10, people clicked on the postings, according to data shared with the Dayton Daily News.
Some local police officials and state lawmakers and law enforcement leaders say prostitution and human trafficking are closely linked, and they say better deterrents and tougher penalties are needed reduce these crimes. Convicted johns, pimps and traffickers would have their names, addresses, photographs and crimes published on the registry. This information would be removed from the database after five years if individuals commit no subsequent offenses.
Current law makes it fairly easy for people caught buying sex to keep that information hidden from friends, family and employers, according to Carfagna.
MORE: Convicted of buying sex? Dayton will tell your neighbors via Facebook. Under the bill, anyone convicted of or who pleads guilty to a prostitution offense will have their conviction record sent by the clerk of courts to the attorney general, Carfagna said.
