In California, a heated debate has emerged over sex trafficking laws affecting 16- and 17-year-olds. Republicans criticize Democrats for being lenient on sex trafficking, repeatedly framing their opposition to harsher penalties as protecting minors. While California has stringent laws against sex trafficking, the conversation surrounding older teens has become contentious. Freshman Democrat Maggy Krell, a former state prosecutor, recently authored legislation aimed at addressing loopholes in existing laws, which further complicates the narrative and highlights the conflict within the Democratic Party.
At the risk of stating the obvious, I'll let you know that California has some of the toughest laws against sex trafficking in the country, including protecting minors.
Nuance about why some Democrats keep voting down harsher penalties is easily lost and hard to explain when politicians discuss sex trafficking.
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