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California Child Sex Trafficking Bill Passes Key Hurdle

The bill passed after a provision making it a felony to purchase 16- and 17-year-olds for sex was removed.
California Child Sex Trafficking Bill Passes Key Hurdle
The California Capitol in Sacramento on April 18, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Kimberly Hayek
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California lawmakers in the Public Safety Committee gave their seal of approval on Tuesday morning to a bill that would crack down on consumers of the child sex trafficking industry.

Assemblymembers Mia Bonta (D) and LaShae Sharp Collins (D) abstained from the vote.

Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.