Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Allowing Chrystul Kizer to Use Trafficking Affirmative Defense Paves Way for Other Trafficking Survivors to Seek Justice

July 8, 2022 by Elise Buchbinder

On July 6, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a decision that will allow Chrystul Kizer to present an affirmative defense specific to sex trafficking survivors in her first-degree homicide case. With this decision, future trafficking survivors will have a clearer path to use this affirmative defense.