California bill to make purchasing child sex a felony amended, weakens certain penalties
A California bill that pushes for harsher penalties against people who buy sex from children moved forward Tuesday, but not without a fight between members of the public safety committee and the bill's author Senator Shannon Grove.
Bill to make purchasing children for sex a felony in California moves forward, but with some changes
A major California Senate committee on Tuesday moved forward with a proposal to make purchasing a child for sex a felony in the state, but it was not necessarily a smooth process for the bill's author.
California Republican wants more penalties for buying child sex. She claims bill got ‘hijacked’
California Sen. Shannon Grove wants to make buying sex with children a felony, even if the aggressor doesn’t know the child is under 18. But opponents said her bill goes too far, and it could mean penalties for teenagers willingly having sex with each other.
California legislators water down bill making buying child prostitutes a felony
Over the author's objections, California legislators watered down of a bill that would make soliciting sex from underage prostitutes a felony. Under the amended bill now solicitation of 16 and 17 year-olds will remain a misdemeanor.
Purchasing a child for sex is a misdemeanor in California, lawmakers to debate classifying it as a felony
California lawmakers next week are set to debate a proposal that would ramp up the consequences for consumers of the child sex trafficking industry
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