Recent Facebook ads funded by the California Democratic Party accuse Republican lawmakers of opposing stronger protections for 16- and 17-year-old sex trafficking victims. This follows the Democrats' legislative maneuver involving AB 379, which was meant to impose felony charges for soliciting older teens but was amended to remove these harsher penalties to progress the bill. Authored by Assemblymember Maggy Krell, the initiative aimed to align penalties for buyers with those for traffickers. Krell expressed dissatisfaction with the amendment but emphasized her commitment to combating sex trafficking.
The ads funded by the California Democratic Party claim Republicans are against laws protecting sex trafficking victims, highlighting legislative changes post-AB 379's exclusion of harsher penalties.
AB 379, authored by Maggy Krell, aimed at imposing felony penalties for solicitation of 16- and 17-year-olds, but Democrats excluded this provision to advance the bill.
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