Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 948.051 (2026)
Trafficking of a child
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948.051(1)(1) Whoever knowingly recruits, entices, provides, obtains, sells, purchases, harbors, transports, transfers, receives, patronizes, solicits, isolates, holds, confines, or deprives of liberty or knowingly attempts to recruit, entice, provide, obtain, sell, purchase, harbor, transport, transfer, receive, patronize, solicit, isolate, hold, confine, or deprive of liberty any child for the purpose of commercial sex acts, as defined in s. 940.302 (1) (a), is guilty of the following:
948.051(1)(b)(b) If the act involves at least 3 victims who are children at the time the act is committed, a Class A felony. The term of imprisonment is life imprisonment without the possibility of extended supervision.
948.051(2)(2) Whoever benefits in any manner from a violation of sub. (1) is guilty of the following if the person knows that the benefits come from an act described in sub. (1):
948.051(2)(b)(b) If the violation involves at least 3 victims who are children at the time of the violation, a Class A felony. The term of imprisonment is life imprisonment without the possibility of extended supervision.
948.051(3)(3) Any person who incurs an injury or death as a result of a violation of sub. (1) or (2) may bring a civil action against the person who committed the violation. In addition to actual damages, the court may award punitive damages to the injured party, not to exceed treble the amount of actual damages incurred, and reasonable attorney fees.
948.051 AnnotationUnder the Radar: Human Trafficking in Wisconsin. Monaco-Wilcox & Mueller. Wis. Law. Oct. 2017.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12
cases (12 in the last 5 years), 2021–2025 · leading case: State v. Mitchell D. Green, 2023 WI 57 (Wis. 2023).
State v. Mitchell D. Green, 2023 WI 57 (Wis. 2023). “See Wis. Stat. § 948.051 (1) (2017–18).1 1All subsequent references to the Wisconsin Statutes are to the 2017–18 version unless otherwise indicated.”
State v. Chrystul D. Kizer, 2021 WI App 46 (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§ 948.051, “Trafficking of a child,” provides in relevant part: “(1) Whoever knowingly recruits, entices, provides, obtains, harbors, transports, patronizes, or solicits or knowingly attempts to recruit, entice, provide, obtain, harbor, transport, patronize, or solicit any child…”
State v. Chrystul D. Kizer, 2022 WI 58 (Wis. 2022). “302(2), Kizer maintains that she is a victim of child sex trafficking, which is prohibited by § 948.051. Because we analyze the meaning of § 939.”
State v. Chrystul D. Kizer, 2022 WI 58 (Wis. 2022). “302(2), Kizer maintains that she is a victim of child sex trafficking, which is prohibited by § 948.051. Because we analyze the meaning of § 939.”
State v. Kimeo D. Conley (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§§ 948.051, 940.302. Conley argues that because a seventeen-year-old falls under adult jurisdiction for the prosecution of certain crimes including prostitution, SAB should be considered an adult as a victim for this crime.”
State v. John Anthony Jackson (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 948.051(1) (2015-16).3 In contrast, human trafficking does not require that the individual trafficked was a certain age.”
Mannery v. City of Milwaukee (E.D. Wis. 2022). “See Wis. Stat. §948.051 . Braunreiter and Bracero therefore had reason to believe Mannery had committed a crime, and they arrested him at that point in time.”
State v. Kevin M. Robinson (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 948.051(1) (2015-16); WIS JI—CRIMINAL 2124.”
State v. Lance Dante Delk (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 948.051(1) (2017-18); see also WIS JI—CRIMINAL 2124.”
State v. Quartez D. Coleman (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 948.051(1) (2017-18), creates a single offense with alternative modes of commission and the modes were conceptually distinct.”
Mitchell Green v. Milwaukee Cnty. Circuit Court (7th Cir. 2025). “See Wis. Stat. §948.051 (1). The case proceeded to a jury trial on January 27, 2020.”
Neil Klosterman v. Sch. Dist. of Omro, 2022 WI App 54 (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “05), trafficking (§ 948.051), incest (§ 948.06), child enticement (§ 948.”
— Wis. Stat. § 948.051(1) — 6 cases
State v. Mitchell D. Green, 2023 WI 57 (Wis. 2023). “See Wis. Stat. § 948.051 (1) (2017–18).1 1All subsequent references to the Wisconsin Statutes are to the 2017–18 version unless otherwise indicated.”
State v. John Anthony Jackson (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 948.051(1) (2015-16).3 In contrast, human trafficking does not require that the individual trafficked was a certain age.”
State v. Kimeo D. Conley (Wis. Ct. App. 2021). “§§ 948.051, 940.302. Conley argues that because a seventeen-year-old falls under adult jurisdiction for the prosecution of certain crimes including prostitution, SAB should be considered an adult as a victim for this crime.”
State v. Kevin M. Robinson (Wis. Ct. App. 2022). “§ 948.051(1) (2015-16); WIS JI—CRIMINAL 2124.”
State v. Lance Dante Delk (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 948.051(1) (2017-18); see also WIS JI—CRIMINAL 2124.”
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