Trying to Put a Stop to Minors Being Sold for Commercial Sexual Purposes
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Democratic Sen. Susan Eggman, who reps part of San Joaquin County just outside San Francisco, gave a fiery speech on the Senate floor when lawmakers were weighing legislation that would make it a felony to purchase or solicit a minor for commercial sex in the Golden State. Currently under California law, buying or soliciting sex from a child is only a misdemeanor that carries a penalty of between two days and a year in jail and a $10,000 fine.
California Bill 1414 — which was authored by GOP state Sen. Shannon Grove and supported by Eggman — aims to beef up that penalty to at least two to four years in prison, as well as a sex offender registration.