First Posted: 12/ 2/11 08:33 AM ET Updated: 12/ 2/11 08:34 AM ET
When it comes to child sex trafficking laws, America is earning a failing grade.
Shared Hope International, an organization seeking to put an end to the underage sex trade, awarded zero A's in its most recent report card assessing states and their child sex trafficking laws, the Associated Press reports.
Only four states -- Illinois, Missouri, Texas, and Washington -- earned B grades, while 26 states received failing marks.
"I'ts not say you did bad, because the law was built over tens and hundreds of years in these states," said Linda Pope, president of Shared Hope International. "But to say if you want to have a strong place for children to be safe, then pass these laws."
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