California’s Senate Committee on Public Safety met April 9. The committee is the first step for many criminal justice bills in the legislature.
Sex offender registration for statutory rape
A bid to make convicted statutory rapists register as convicted sex offenders passed California’s Senate Committee on Public Safety April 9.
Senate Bill 1128 would not require registration if the age difference between the victim and the convict is less than 10 years.
“Many minors engaging in these relationships are exploited, manipulated, and fall victim to trafficking and other types of abuse,” said Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-Glendale), who authored the bill, at the committee
