TX: New laws take effect
They say everything is bigger in Texas. I don’t know about everything, but the penalties for sexual-related offenses are certainly getting bigger in Texas.
Starting next week (9/1/2021) Texas will be the first state to charge persons soliciting prostitution with a felony! HB 1540 now makes soliciting a prostitute punishable by six months to two years in jail! And if you solicited the prostitute from a rehab facility or homeless shelter, that’s a first degree felony! They claim the new law is to crack down on “Human Trafficking” but look out for the sidewalk stings to catch low hanging fruit.
Also, passed was Senate Bill 1164 which provides that if someone has a coach, tutor or caregiver (even if you the victim is not a minor), consent cannot be given. In other words, if an adult and their caregiver or coach have a consensual relationship, that’s sexual assault.
Last but not least is HB 375, which expanded the crime of “continuous sexual abuse of a young child” to include disabled individuals of any age. Sexual abuse of a disabled individual is now a first-degree felony punishable by 25 years to life in prison with no possibility for parole.
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As I see it there are two categories of consent…one is ‘with consent’ or ‘without consent’; the other is consent by someone not old enough by law to grant consent.
Texas trolling for customers.
The Bill1164 opens with:
A sexual assault under Subsection (a)(1) is without the consent of the other person if: (and then the 14th one down refers to a mentor, coach, etc.)
Regardless of the person’s position or age, isn’t a sexual assault always a sexual assault when consent isn’t given? I’m reading this as, the actor in this case is in violation of this law when they attempt and un-consented act on another using their power if influence. Unless I’m missing something, I don’t see that “consent cannot be given.” Seems redundant to the other laws that already forbid un-consented acts of sexual nature.
Texas is second only to FloriDuH in moronic politicians and laws.
Question:
How much money do states get for each person listed on the registry?
It seems like the goal is to keep adding people to the registry. It must be money driven. Why else would they be so desperate to keep adding people to the registry?
Or, for that matter, to keep people on their registry even after the person has permanently moved out of State (or has even died!), as Florida’s registry does.
I have been making that point for 5 years or more. Glad to see someone is picking up on it.
I would really like to see the so-called SMART office audit every state registry. Odds are, most would claim their grants are unaudit-able because the fund likely go to the state’s general fund, in which case I would argue that no further funds would be received until a review able system is implemented.
Come to think of it, what are the odds that the money allocated but not given to non-SORNA compliant states is now funding those stupid ICAC stings? Pretty good, I would think.
And not let them off not counting submission….I am hassled more now than over 22 years Ago when I was on probation….makes it worse is to get off registration cost THOUSANDS of dollars atty fees if they give you the ok to petition the courts….talk about double jeopardy… No other charges an I’m flagged for life…..I’m.62 yes old.,…I could give. Crap about sex now because of this!!!!
Will a disabled person do 25 years in TX prison, if they sexually abuse another disabled person? If someone with autism spectrum disorder abuses someone with the same disorder, for example?
Texas prisons are not equipped to accommodate residents with autism for a term of even one year let alone 25. Will the bill provide funding to equip them to do so?
It’s hard to find the text of these laws to see whether they have made any reasonable provisions such as these.
There’s a link to the bill – in the bill, there’s a tab for text and you can select the “enrolled” version to see what became law.
Well, good for Texas!! 👏🏻 I look forward to applauding their soon-to-be status as the first State to make ALL sexual activity felonious! Carry on, you crazy-minded morons! 🤗