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California State Senate Passes Bill That Could Alter Sex Offender Registration For Gay Sex With Minors

Jon Brown
California State Senate Passes Bill That Could Alter Sex Offender Registration For Gay Sex With Minors
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The California State Senate passed a controversial reform to its sex offender registry Monday that would allow a young adult who has gay sex with a minor to escape registering in some cases, based on a judge’s discretion.

SB145 finally passed the 40-member state Senate by a vote of 23-10, after first being introduced by California state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) in 2019, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

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