SACRAMENTO — On Thursday in the Assembly, Democrats shut down an attempt to protect 16- and 17-year-olds and let the law punish the customers who would buy teenagers for sex.
“I often disagree with the majority party, but I am rarely so shocked at the skewed moral compass revealed in a legislative debate as I have been this week,” said Sen. Megan Dahle, R-Bieber. “Soliciting a minor for sex is a serious crime. It is no less serious a…





