California lawmakers weaken proposed punishment for teen sex solicitation
Sexual Misconduct,California,Politics,Democratic Party,Sex,Sex Trafficking,Child Sex Trafficking
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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 into effect in January.
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