CA Assemblyman Speaks Out Amid Outrage Over Child Sex Trafficker Law: ’What in the World...’

A California assemblyman is speaking out after a bill seeking to strengthen child trafficking laws was stalled by his peers, expressing dismay over the shocking ordeal. Assemblyman Tom Lackey told CBN’s Faithwire how the Assembly Public Safety Committee initially refused to pass Senate Bill 14 — a measure classifying child sex trafficking as a serious felony — before holding an emergency meeting after national outrage and advancing the measure. “This is a Senate bill, so it first was voted on on the Senate side, which is not a bastion for conservatism by the way — just the opposite,“ he said. “It’s very hard left thinking.“ Initially, Lackey said the bill addressed trafficking more generally, but it had been narrowed down before reaching the Assembly committee to specifically combat sex trafficking. Labeling this form of trafficking as a “serious felony,“ he said, is important, as the state has a “three strikes“ statute. “When you have three