Bill to Give Police Better Tools to Combat Human Trafficking

Bill to Give Police Better Tools to Combat Human Trafficking  

County Supervisor Dianne Jacob, Assemblymember Marty Block, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis and Sheriff Bill Gore announced support of a bill aimed at fighting sexual exploitation and human trafficking in San Diego County.

 Assembly Bill 918 would help law enforcement tackle the growing problem of gang-related criminal sexual exploitation by adding pimping, pandering and human trafficking to the California Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act (STEP Act). 

The change will help law enforcement more effectively investigate, document and prosecute criminal street gangs and rescue victims of gang-related pimping.

The bill was approved in the Assembly Public Safety Committee on April 12, and is waiting to be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee.