California Dems reverse course, restore bill making child prostitution a felony
- California Assembly Public Safety Committee Chair Nick Schultz stated that prosecutors will have new tools to bring felony charges against adult offenders at least three years older than a minor, under AB 379.
- Senate Bill 357 has been criticized for making buying sex from teens a misdemeanor and for possibly targeting specific demographics, according to State Senator Scott Wiener.
- Advocates support the new version of AB 379, emphasizing that it aims to severely punish buyers of sex from minors and support victims.
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California Dems reverse course, restore bill making child prostitution a felony
(The Center Square) - California Democrats reversed course, partially restoring a bill making soliciting children for prostitution a felony after national outrage over their initial gutting that even stripped its author, a Democrat, from the bill.
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