California Bill to Add Sex With a Minor to Sex Offender Registration Crimes Passes Senate

Offenders older than their victim by 10 years and convicted of unlawful acts would be registered.
California Bill to Add Sex With a Minor to Sex Offender Registration Crimes Passes Senate
A young sex worker in Southern California on Feb. 8, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Travis Gillmore
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A bill that aims to make unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor a crime that requires sex offender registration is one step closer to becoming law after passing the Senate May 22 on a vote of 34-3.

Legal distinctions between consensual and non-consensual sex with a minor in existing state law are the root of the issue the bill seeks to address.

Travis Gillmore
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