Two depressingly common forms of violence that happen behind closed doors – spousal abuse and human trafficking – could ...

Two depressingly common forms of violence that happen behind closed doors – spousal abuse and human trafficking – could ...

Are California Democrats soft when it comes to protecting minors from sex trafficking? It's a question that has caused chaos ...

Assembly Democrats confronted a floor maneuver to force a vote on Krell’s bill to treat all solicitations of Californians under age 18 the same, as a way to battle sex trafficking. Democrats amended ...

The backpedaling by Democratic leaders comes as the party overall faced mounting pressure from Gov. Gavin Newsom, other ...

Based on the howls from Gov. Gavin Newsom and social media hyperventilating from Republican leaders, it would seem Democrats in the California Assembly had just abandoned young victims of sex ...

A human trafficking bill by Assemblymember Maggy Krell, D-Sacramento, has divided Democrats and subjected them to withering criticism from Republicans and leaders of their own party. Paul Kitagaki ...

California Democrats announced a deal Monday on a turbulent bill that would make soliciting an older teen a felony for people ...

It’s one of the most underreported crimes there are,” said Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli, who moderated the ...

Democrats found themselves once again fending off criticism that they had lost their way on public safety. And while they ...

KCRA 3's documentary "Escaping the Blade" tracked Sacramento's sex trafficking ... made the issue her life's work and is an expert on human trafficking. For nearly 20 years, she has investigated ...

A debate over whether to create harsher penalties for soliciting and buying sex from older teenagers exploded in the ...