US EditionCalifornia 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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Calif. lawmakers restore felony charges in bill on soliciting sex from minors
California Democrats reversed course on a bill and amended it to once again allow felony charges against adults who solicit sex from minors who are 16 and 17 years of age. The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Wednesday, May 7, unanimously passed AB 379, a bill targeting buyers in child sex trafficking. The legislation would criminalize loitering with the intent to buy sex from teens and create a fund for trafficking victims. “For adult offen…
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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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