{"id":2221551,"date":"2024-04-15T16:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-is-california-so-slow-to-protect-children-from-sex-crimes\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:34:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:34:50","slug":"why-is-california-so-slow-to-protect-children-from-sex-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-is-california-so-slow-to-protect-children-from-sex-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"What factors contribute to delays in child protection from sex crimes in California?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-is-california-so-slow-to-protect-children-from-sex-crimes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221551&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California struggles to\u2062 protect children from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marilyn-manson-denies-evan-rachel-woods-abuse-allegations-gets-dropped-from-record-label\/\" title=\"Marilyn Manson Denies Evan Rachel Wood\u2019s Abuse Allegations, Gets Dropped From Record Label\">sex crimes<\/a> despite its desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/over-70-companies-sign-progressive-groups-letter-supporting-for-the-people-act\/\" title=\"Over 70 Companies Sign Progressive Groups\u2019 Letter Supporting For The People Act\">set national standards<\/a>. Senator \u2063Shannon Grove&#8217;s proposed bill \u200caims to upgrade penalties for buying or\u200d soliciting children for sex to a \u2062felony offense. The bill, if passed, would result in harsher punishments and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-marshals-arrest-30-recover-five-missing-teens-in-operation-boo-dat\/\" title=\"U.S. Marshals Arrest 30, Recover Five Missing Teens in 'Operation Boo Dat'\">sex offender registration<\/a> for offenders. Previous efforts to enact similar laws since 2014\u2064 have faced challenges, highlighting\u200d the complex nature of\u200d the\u200b issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>For a state that wishes to be one of the nation\u2019s agenda-setters and serve as a model for the country, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California\">California<\/a> is woefully weak when it comes to protecting children from sex <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California\">crimes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>GOP state Sen. Shannon Grove has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcra.com\/article\/purchasing-child-sex-misdemeanor-california-lawmakers-debate\/60485983\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"introduced\">introduced<\/a> a bill that would make it a felony to purchase or solicit a child for sex. As you can assume based on that sentence, purchasing a child for sex in California is just a misdemeanor right now, with a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a fine of $10,000. Grove\u2019s bill would make it a felony punishable by up to four years in prison and a $25,000 fine, and it would require offenders to register as sex offenders for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to do this have failed in California since 2014, meaning that for the past decade, California has considered the possibility of upgrading <em>purchasing a child for sex<\/em> to a felony and chosen against it. Even now, Grove said she is getting pushback from state legislators who are worried about giving more prison time to people who are found guilty of <em>purchasing a child for sex.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is not some odd one-off, either. Last year, Grove spearheaded a push to make child sex trafficking a \u201cserious felony\u201d and create tougher criminal penalties for repeat offenders. After passing it through the state Senate with unanimous bipartisan support, multiple Assembly Democrats (including the wife of the state\u2019s attorney general) tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/2202386\/why-did-california-assembly-democrats-oppose-a-child-trafficking-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tank\">tank<\/a> the bill. They only reversed course after the backlash was so severe that Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) rushed in to make sure it got pushed through.<\/p>\n<p>The issue remains the California Democratic Party\u2019s obsession with \u201ccriminal justice reform\u201d and decarceration. As Grove said, she is already seeing pushback because some California Democrats don\u2019t want to give more prison time to anyone \u2014 even people who, cue emphasis, <em>purchase children for sex<\/em>. Last year\u2019s nearly defeated effort to further punish child sex traffickers was justified in quickly deleted posts from Assembly Democrats that claimed it would be racist because they think anything that stiffens criminal penalties is racist.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>California Republican lawmakers will attempt to force a floor vote in the Assembly tomorrow on child sex trafficking bill SB 14. <\/p>\n<p>Apparently, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AssemblyDems?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AssemblyDems<\/a> account posted this thread on their SB 14 stance, but then deleted it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dJY0cQ0DdL\">pic.twitter.com\/dJY0cQ0DdL<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Ashley Zavala (@ZavalaA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZavalaA\/status\/1679336012252848128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That is not a sustainable way to run a state, as evidenced by California\u2019s out-of-control problems with retail crime. A society that is more worried about prison sentence statistics than whether dangerous people are being put behind bars is one that invites more crime and more brazen actions by criminals. That kind of society wastes its time debating whether <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-kelly-calls-for-allys-resignation-following-child-sex-abuse-charges\/\" title=\"Mark Kelly Calls for Ally\u2019s Resignation Following Child Sex Abuse Charges\">child sex crimes<\/a> should be felonies or slap-on-the-wrist misdemeanors. If that is the California model, then the country should continue to look elsewhere.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California, aiming to lead the nation, falls short in safeguarding children from sex crimes. GOP Sen. Shannon Grove&#8217;s proposed bill seeks to elevate penalties for purchasing or soliciting children for illicit activities, reflecting a growing urgency to address this critical issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2742,"featured_media":2221552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP20078769509938.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2221551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP20078769509938.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2742"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}