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Bill to Make Child Prostitution a Felony in California Faces Setback in Senate Committee
Child sex trafficking. Image via Wikimedia Commons State legislation seeking to toughen sanctions for engaging in prostitution with a minor has been watered down, much to the disappointment of the bill’s original author. Specifically at issue is Senate Bill 1414, authored by Republican state Sen. Shannon Grove of Bakersfield, who proposed making it a felony to solicit or engage in commercial sex with a minor, carrying a maximum penalty of up to four years in prison and a $25,000 fine. That’s a big difference from current law that defines engaging in prostitution with a minor as a misdemeanor, drawing a minimum mandatory sentence of two days in jail. Grove’s bill also would require

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