Did California just legalize child prostitution?

It is still illegal for Californians to hire prostitutes (child or otherwise), and sex traffickers will still face consequences if they are caught prostituting children. ORIGIN. On 28 September 2016, the web site Downtrend published an article reporting that California had passed a law legalizing child prostitution: This is absolutely astounding. read more

"Beginning on Jan. 1, prostitution by minors will be legal in California. Yes, you read that right," Assemblyman Travis Allen, whose district covers parts of Orange County, wrote Thursday in the conservative D.C. publication the Washington Examiner. read more

A rumour that prostitution by minors will be legal in California from January has caused quite a stir on right-wing Twitter. SEE ALSO: New campaign matches Tinder users with sex trafficking victims However the rumour relies on a shaky understanding of a law approved back in September by California (Dem.) Governor Jerry Brown. read more