Javascript: copy an object to a new layer and tracing it

Hello everybody:
I'm using Illustrator CS5 on Mac. I need to copy an objecto to a new layer and tracing it. I'm trying to execute the script above. There is no problem with the copy to a new layer, but Illustrator returns the error "newItem.trace is not a function". Sorry because this is my first script and i'm lost.
Thank you in advance.
    var myDoc = app.activeDocument;
    var sel = myDoc.selection[0];
if ( myDoc.selection.length > 0 ) {
    var newLayer = myDoc.layers.add();
    var newItem = sel.duplicate( newLayer, ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND );
    var myTrace = newitem.trace();
    var myOpts = myTrace.tracing.tracingOptions;
    myOpts.tracingModeType = 'TRACINGMODEBLACKANDWHITE';
    app.redraw();
    myTrace.tracing.expandTracing();

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