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Failure of Child Sex Trafficking Bill in California Assembly Committee Sparks Outrage

Failure of Child Sex Trafficking Bill in California Assembly Committee Sparks Outrage
The California State Capitol building in Sacramento, Calif., on April 18, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Travis Gillmore
Travis Gillmore
7/12/2023|Updated: 12/30/2023
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A bill to strengthen penalties for repeat offenders convicted of sexually trafficking children failed to pass the Assembly Public Safety Committee July 11, with only the two Republican members voting in favor of the measure.

Authored by Sen. Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), Senate Bill 14 passed the Senate earlier this year with unanimous bipartisan support and would have added repeat sexual trafficking of a minor to the state’s list of “serious” felonies, making the crime a strikeable offense under California’s Three Strikes law—passed in 1994 and mandating sentences of 25 years to life for those convicted with three strikes.
Travis Gillmore
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Travis Gillmore is an avid reader and journalism connoisseur based in Washington, D.C. covering the White House, politics, and breaking news for The Epoch Times. Contact him at [email protected]
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