I find that when people talk about the law, it's good to listen to lawyers instead of pundits. This opinion by a law firm goes through in some detail precisely what the law says and how it might apply to various situations. It offers a lot more clarity than that archived half-article you've now posted 3 times.
It seems pretty clear, the effort here was to decriminalize men who prey on teenage boys and allow a path for them to evade current statutes requiring them to register as sex offenders.
It also seems pretty clear the issue is the age of consent being 18 when what they really seem to want is a Romeo + Juliet law that reduces the age of consent for young adults and allows teenagers to have sex like they've been doing for centuries without it becoming a criminal act. However, instead of actually advancing a sensible act, he pushes this small bill which just seems aimed at keeping himself and people like him off the sex offender registry when they knowingly violate laws intended to protect minors. Dude wants to hunt 15-year-old teens and have it be legal.
Here's a synopsis of the law. While I don't agree with it, it does not legalize pedophilia:
https://archive.ph/nNTMn
I find that when people talk about the law, it's good to listen to lawyers instead of pundits. This opinion by a law firm goes through in some detail precisely what the law says and how it might apply to various situations. It offers a lot more clarity than that archived half-article you've now posted 3 times.
https://www.dlawgroup.com/california-senate-bill-145-misguided/
It seems pretty clear, the effort here was to decriminalize men who prey on teenage boys and allow a path for them to evade current statutes requiring them to register as sex offenders.
It also seems pretty clear the issue is the age of consent being 18 when what they really seem to want is a Romeo + Juliet law that reduces the age of consent for young adults and allows teenagers to have sex like they've been doing for centuries without it becoming a criminal act. However, instead of actually advancing a sensible act, he pushes this small bill which just seems aimed at keeping himself and people like him off the sex offender registry when they knowingly violate laws intended to protect minors. Dude wants to hunt 15-year-old teens and have it be legal.
Wrong.