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1934 - Bouquet Canyon Reservoir, replacement for ill-fated St. Francis Dam & reservoir, begins to fill with water [story]
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Assembly Bill 1227, the Human Trafficking Prevention Education and Training Act (AB 1227), is now being implemented, according to a joint announcement Wednesday from California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, and representatives from the California Department of Education, California Department of Social Services, California Teachers Association, and 3Strands Global Foundation.

AB 1227 was signed into law on October 7, 2017, making California the first state to adopt education and training for teachers and students to prevent human trafficking. Becerra, joined by the California Department of Education, recently sent a letter to school districts outlining the new requirements under the law.

“Once again, California is first in the nation, this time when it comes to implementing education in our schools to prevent human trafficking,” Becerra said. “We owe many thanks to the civic and community leaders who made this day possible. Here in California, we take the fight against human trafficking seriously. We know that education is key to keep our children out of the reach of labor or sex traffickers.”

“AB 1227 has made California a national and global leader in the fight against human trafficking,” Bonta said. “By combatting human trafficking at the root with preventative education, we can not only identify students who are actively being trafficked, but also reduce the chances that other children could fall prey to buyers or traffickers.”

“In true California fashion, our state leadership has come together to create an innovative approach to attacking the problem of human trafficking,” said Ashlie Bryant, CEO and co-founder of 3Strands Global Foundation. “AB 1227 sets the stage for a first-of-its-kind, statewide prevention education program that helps teachers spot trafficking and empowers students to avoid victimization.”

Becerra, the state’s chief law enforcement officer, has made combatting human trafficking a top priority. Earlier this month, he announced that CA DOJ special agents arrested a Sacramento woman for her alleged involvement in an international sex trafficking ring. Yun Escamilla was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on five counts of felony pandering.

In July, Attorney General Becerra filed 54 felony charges related to sex trafficking against Quinton Brown, Gerald Turner, and Mia McNeil, following a six-month investigation by the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, LA Sheriff’s Department, LA Regional Human Trafficking Task Force, and the CA Department of Justice.

In January, Brown and Turner pled guilty to multiple felony charges of sex trafficking of minors. Under the terms of the plea agreement, Brown is expected to serve a 28-year sentence, and Turner is expected to serve an 11-year sentence. The third defendant, Mia McNeil, is expected back in court on February 26.

In August 2017, in a prosecution brought by the California Attorney General’s Office, the Sacramento County Superior Court denied certain motions to dismiss filed by the defendants in the Backpage.com case, thus allowing Attorney General Becerra to prosecute Carl Ferrer, James Larkin and Michael Lacey on 25 felony counts.

The defendants are charged with money laundering and conspiracy utilizing Backpage.com as a multi-million-dollar online sex trafficking hub. A month later, in September, Becerra traveled to Washington, D.C. to testify before the U.S. Senate to advance legislation that would support the efforts of state attorneys general to prosecute sex traffickers.

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6 Comments

  1. You know. California would have a hell of a lot more money if they quit wasting BILLIONS on a train that will never be profitable and is impossible to build to the budget they set for it.

  2. Wanna educate girls, teach them a martial art or UFC classes. Guarantee human trafficking will go down,

  3. Travis Levy says:

    What exactly are we considering Human trafficking? Are talking about kidnapping someone for sex, slave labor or simply for their organs. Reason I ask is this has been in the media for a while but they are also calling prostitution as human trafficking. A girl or guy willing to sell their body on their own free will to me doesn’t really classify as human trafficking.

    • SCVNews.com says:

      How many prostitutes do you know who aren’t coerced/forced/controlled? That’s the difference.

      • travis levy says:

        Oh we have a Prostitute problem for sure in Saugus. One lives down the street from my parents. She parks her BMW on my parents street and walks down to Copperhill for her clients to pick her up. Called numerous times but no Sheriffs have come out. I even reported her car as a drop car but still no one has come out.

  4. John Chan John Chan says:

    Execute human trafficers

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