| TRAFFICKING FOR SEXUAL EXPLOITATION | I. Central America and the Caribbean |
| C. Dominican Republic | Limited provision against trafficking for sexual exploitation as an aggravating factor of procuring. See below. |
| D. El Salvador | None. |
| E. Guatemala | Article 194 (Criminal Code), Trafficking in Persons (Trata de personas) - "Whoever, in whatever form, promotes, facilitates, or supports the entry or exit of women from the country so that they shall engage in prostitution, shall be sanctioned with imprisonment of one to three years and with a fine of 2,500-15,000 Quetzals. Whoever engages in the activities referred to in the preceding paragraph with males shall incur the same penalties. The punishment will be increased by two-thirds if any of the circumstances mentioned in Article 189 of this Code are found to coincide with such activities". The aggravated circumstances in Article 189 include: if the victim is under twelve years; if the act was done with the intention to make a profit or satisfy the desires of a third person; the use of deceit, violence, or abuse of authority; a perverse or excessive sexual act; the perpetrator is an ancestor, sibling, or guardian; or an habitual act. |
| F. Honduras | Article 149 (Criminal Code) - "Whoever promotes or facilitates the entry into the country of persons of either sex or any age in order that they engage in prostitution, and whoever promotes the exit from the country of persons so that they may engage in prostitution abroad, will be punished with imprisonment from five to eight years and a fine of from 100,000-200,000 lempiras". |
| G. Nicaragua | Article 203 (Criminal Code), Trafficking in Persons (Trata de personas) - "One who recruits or enlists a person with their consent or through the use of threat, offers, misrepresentations or other similar manipulation so that they might engage in prostitution within or outside of the country, or introduces into the country persons to engage [in prostitution] commits the crime of trafficking in persons. This crime shall carry a penalty of four to ten years imprisonment. The maximum penalty shall be imposed where the perpetrator is married or in a stable de facto union with the victim, or where the victim is under fourteen years of age". |
| H. Panama | Article 231 (Criminal Code) - "One who promotes or facilitates the entry or exit of a person from the country so that they might engage in prostitution shall be sanctioned with imprisonment for two to four years. The penalty shall increase to six years if any on the circumstances described in article 227 are present". . The aggravated circumstances under article 227 include: if the victim is less than twelve years of age; if done for profit; if carried out by deceit, violence, abuse of authrotiy or other means of intimidation and coercion; the perpetrator is a relative or guardian. |