MO HB152

Adds "advertises" to the list of prohibited actions in Missouri's child sexual trafficking statutes (sections 566.210, 566.211, 566.212, and 566.213), alongside recruiting, enticing, harboring, transporting, providing, and obtaining minors for commercial sex acts

Sexual trafficking of a child under age 12 (first degree) carries life imprisonment without eligibility for probation or parole until at least 25 years served

Sexual trafficking of a child under age 18 (second degree) is punishable by 10 years to life imprisonment and fines up to $250,000

Cases involving force, abduction, or coercion result in life imprisonment without probation or parole eligibility until 25 years served

Eliminates the defense that the defendant believed the victim was above the applicable age threshold (12 or 18 years old)