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Today, as a principal co-author of AB 379 (Krell), Senator Shannon Grove(R-Bakersfield) issued the following statement:
“Why can’t extremist Assembly Democrats agree to protect minor children from sex predators? It shouldn’t be this hard!
Last year radical progressives forced hostile amendments into my SB 1414, and now they are deliberately trying to mislead the public with these deceptive amendments which keep the misdemeanor penalties for buying a 16 or 17-year-old child for sex.
This is a tragedy for the children trapped in human bondage and preyed upon by adults who should be in prison.
I’m grateful to Assemblywoman Krell for standing with me in the legislative fight to protect all of California’s children. As a former federal prosecutor with firsthand experience prosecuting sex trafficking cases, she’s uniquely qualified to lead on this issue. Stripping her name from the bill without her consent isn’t just disrespectful, it’s a clear sign that Democratic leadership is out of touch with the seriousness of this crisis."