After unanimous support, Lauren Book mysteriously pulls her own bill.

Lauren Book pulled one of her own bills at the last minute (no, it is not the horrible SB1226), an action that mystified other legislators and victims who were pushing for it’s passage. The bill would have allowed survivors to sue businesses that willingly and knowingly turn a blind eye to trafficking. For that illicit industry, that mostly meant motels

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The female teachers who sexually abuse their students

THIS week, a 26-year-old married, successful science teacher was arrested in Florida after she allegedly had sex with a 14-year-old student. Police say the woman, Stephanie Peterson, sent nude photos and also sold the teenage boy marijuana, and was charged with two counts of lewd or lascivious battery and one count of transmission of harmful materials to a minor. Last

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Defendant WINS in Federal Internet Sting Prosecution

We all hear about these police stings, where law enforcement officers post or respond to ads on ADULT dating sites and then, after engaging in a sexually charged conversation and some strong leading, pull a “switch-a-roo” and announce the fictitious person is fictitiously under-age. We all know what usually happens; the feds threaten decades in prison but offer a plea

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