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:
- California District Attorneys Association
- Fresno County District Attorney’s Office
- Kern County District Attorney’s Office
- Monterey County District Attorney’s Office
- Sacramento County District Attorney
- San Diego County District Attorney's Office
- Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office
- Tulare County District Attorney's Office
- Ventura County District Attorney
OFFICIAL ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORT:
- 3Strands Global Foundation
- Bakersfield Crisis Pregnancy Center, Inc.
- Bridge Network
- California Capitol Connection
- California Catholic Conference
- California Family Council
- Concerned Women For America
- Cornerstone Synergy
- Crime Victims United
- Empowerment (Dess Perkins Foundation)
- Flood Bakersfield Ministries, Inc.
- Harvest International Ministry
- Helping Us
- Hoffman Hospice
- Homestead Valley Community Council
- Hope For Justice
- Kern County Department of Human Services
- Lake Isabella & Bodfish Property Owner's Association
- Lucerne Valley Economic Development Association
- Mom Army
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
- National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE)
- Operation Underground Railroad
- Project 14:14 Inc.
- Project Rescue
- Real Impact
- Saving Innocence
- Soroptimist International of North San Diego
- The Light House Recovery Program, Inc.
- Tulare County Child Abuse Prevention Council
- Tule River Indian Tribe of California
- Veterans for Child Rescue
- Woman II Woman Inc.
- Women's Center-High Desert, Inc.
- Zoe International
OFFICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT:
- Bakersfield Police Department
- Bear Valley Police Department
- California Police Chiefs Association
- California State Sheriffs' Association
- City of Roseville Police Department
- Clovis Police Department
- Exeter Police Department
- Fresno Police Department
- Kern County Probation Department
- Kern County Sheriff’s Department
- Orange County Sheriff's Department
- Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC)
- San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
- Visalia Police Department
CITY & COUNTY SUPPORT:
- Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh
- City of Bakersfield
- City Of Clovis
- City Of Fresno
- City Of Needles
- City Of San Juan Capistrano
- City Of Santa Clarita
- City of Taft
- City Of Tehachapi
- City of Yuba City
- County of Fresno
- County of Kern
- Kern County Board of Supervisors
- San Diego County Supervisor Joel Anderson