US EditionCalifornia lawmakers weaken proposed punishment for teen sex solicitation
- In California, a bill regarding trafficking minors has moved forward but with significant amendments that some lawmakers disagree with.
- The bill seeks to reverse parts of a 2022 California law that decriminalized loitering for prostitution, representing a significant change in approach.
- Efforts to classify purchasing a 16- or 17-year-old for sex as an automatic felony were rejected by the Assembly Public Safety Committee, which surprised some lawmakers.
- Legislators are pushing to remove crucial provisions that would have escalated the crime to a felony level, which critics argue undermines the intent of the bill's authors.
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California lawmakers weaken proposed punishment for teen sex solicitation
California lawmakers in the Assembly Public Safety Committee blocked an effort that would have made soliciting 16 and 17-year-olds for sex a felony. Former prosecutor and current Democratic Assemblymember Maggy Krell proposed Assembly Bill 379, saying perpetrators who sell or buy children for sex deserve harsher punishment. Last year, the Golden State passed a measure making it a felony to purchase children 15 and younger for sex. That law went …
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Discern ReportCalifornia Child Sex Trafficking Bill Advances After Language Removed to Make Purchase of 16 and 17-Year-Olds a Felony
(Zero Hedge)—California lawmakers on the Public Safety Committee advanced a bill that would crack down on child sex trafficking – but only after language was removed that would have made it a felony to purchase 16 and 17-year-olds. Assemblymembers Mia Monta (D) and LaShae Sharp Collins (D) abstained from the vote. Assembly Bill 379, introduced by Assemblymember Maggy Krell (D), targets buyers of commercial sex. Krell previously worked at the Cal…
California Child Sex Trafficking Bill Passes Key Hurdle
California lawmakers in the Public Safety Committee gave their seal of approval on Tuesday morning to a bill that would crack down on consumers of the child sex trafficking industry. Assemblymembers Mia Bonta (D) and LaShae Sharp Collins (D) abstained from the vote. Assembly Bill 379, which targets buyers of commercial sex, was introduced by Assemblymember Maggy Krell (D), who worked at the California Department of Justice and became known for p…
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