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Newsom Signs Bill That Could Alter Sex Offender Registration For Gay Sex With Minors

Jon Brown
Newsom Signs Bill That Could Alter Sex Offender Registration For Gay Sex With Minors
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Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law last week that would allow a young adult who has gay sex with a minor to escape registering as a sex offender in some cases, based on a judge’s discretion.

SB145, which was first introduced into the California State Legislature in January 2019 by state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), finally passed the 40-member state Senate by a vote of 23-10, as The Daily Wire reported.

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