Democrats in left-wing California are organizing to oppose a bill that would impose stiff penalties on people who buy and sell little children for the purposes of prostitution.
Democrats watered down a bill that would have made paying to have sex with a child a felony.
Per Just the News:
State Sen. Shannon Grove, R-Bakersfield, introduced SB 1414, which would make solicitation, attempting to engage or engaging in sex with a minor for money a felony with a prison sentence ranging from 2 to 4 years, a fine not exceeding $25,000, and registration as a sex offender. The bill would punish all those who solicit from a child, regardless of whether or not the person knew or reasonably should have known that the person solicited was a minor.
Under existing law, such crimes are misdemeanors, with felony charges only available for cases involving minors 14 or under, or use of force, but Grove says these loopholes encourage offenders to use older children to avoid consequences.
“In order to sell a child for sex there must be someone willing to purchase a child for sex,” said Grove to the State Senate Public Safety Committee. “That’s why we’re here today.”
Grove authored SB 14 last year, a bill that became law, which made child sex trafficking a serious felony. SB 14 passed unanimously in the state Senate before failing its first vote in the Assembly Public Safety Committee after Assembly Majority Leader Issac Bryan (D—Los Angeles) blocked the bill over concerns that any increase in sentencing would “increase our investment in systems of harm and subjugation.”
Of course, remember, this is California. If they made penalties for sexually abusing a child harsher, most California Democrats and the friends would end up in jail right quick.
Naturally, they want to protect adults who have sexual relations with children.
It just makes sense, doesn’t it?
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