SB 14 Human Trafficking

Senator Shannon Grove has introduced Senate Bill 14, a bill that would include sex trafficking of a minor in the lists of crimes that are defined as serious under California law, making the crime a strike under the Three Strikes law. If passed, SB 14 will help strengthen protections for the millions of victims of sex trafficking. 
 
“This bill should be passed into law without hesitation. Too many victims fear coming forward and speaking out for fear of their traffickers repercussions. Too often we are restricted in our efforts to serve justice, and far too often victims and survivors never even glimpse justice. Trafficking is heinous and brutal - a crime thankfully many of us will never experience. This is a small step we can take to begin protecting our survivors and procure some small modicum of justice.” – Elizabeth Smart
 
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2023 Letters of Support 

OFFICIAL DA SUPPORT:

  1. California District Attorneys Association  
  2. Fresno County District Attorney’s Office
  3. Kern County District Attorney’s Office
  4. Monterey County District Attorney’s Office
  5. Sacramento County District Attorney
  6. San Diego County District Attorney's Office
  7. Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
  8. Tulare County District Attorney's Office
  9. Ventura County District Attorney

OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT:

  1. 3Strands Global Foundation
  2. Bakersfield Crisis Pregnancy Center, Inc.
  3. Bridge Network
  4. California Capitol Connection
  5. California Catholic Conference
  6. California Family Council
  7. Concerned Women For America
  8. Cornerstone Synergy
  9. Crime Victims United
  10. Empowerment (Dess Perkins Foundation)
  11. Flood Bakersfield Ministries, Inc.  
  12. Harvest International Ministry 
  13. Helping Us
  14. Hoffman Hospice
  15. Homestead Valley Community Council
  16. Hope For Justice
  17. Kern County Department of Human Services
  18. Lake Isabella & Bodfish Property Owner's Association 
  19. Lucerne Valley Economic Development Association
  20. Mom Army
  21. National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
  22. National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) 
  23. Operation Underground Railroad
  24. Project 14:14 Inc.
  25. Project Rescue
  26. Real Impact
  27. Saving Innocence
  28. Soroptimist International of North San Diego
  29. The Light House Recovery Program, Inc.
  30. Tulare County Child Abuse Prevention Council
  31. Tule River Indian Tribe of California
  32. Veterans for Child Rescue
  33. Woman II Woman Inc.
  34. Women's Center-High Desert, Inc.
  35. Zoe International

OFFICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT:

  1. Bakersfield Police Department
  2. Bear Valley Police Department
  3. California Police Chiefs Association
  4. California State Sheriffs' Association
  5. City of Roseville Police Department
  6. Clovis Police Department
  7. Exeter Police Department
  8. Fresno Police Department
  9. Kern County Probation Department
  10. Kern County Sheriff’s Department
  11. Orange County Sheriff's Department
  12. Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
  13. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
  14. Visalia Police Department

CITY & COUNTY SUPPORT:

  1. Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh
  2. City of Bakersfield
  3. City Of Clovis
  4. City Of Fresno
  5. City Of Needles
  6. City Of San Juan Capistrano 
  7. City Of Santa Clarita
  8. City of Taft
  9. City Of Tehachapi
  10. City of Yuba City
  11. County of Fresno
  12. County of Kern
  13. Kern County Board of Supervisors
  14. San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson