Originally published in the Los Angeles Times on September 30, 2016 By Jazmine Ulloa. Months after outrage over the six-month sentence for sexual assault given to former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday broadened the power of judges to treat sex crimes as rape at sentencing and…
Assembly Bill 2888 by Assemblymembers Bill Dodd (D-Napa) and Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) was signed by Governor Jerry Brown on Friday. The new law requires that those convicted of sexually assaulting unconscious or severely intoxicated victims are sentenced to prison. AB 2888 was introduced in response to the shockingly lenient…
Originally published on Change.Org on September 29, 2016 By Maria Ruiz. Great News!!! The US Senate passed the Sexual Assault Survivor’s Bill of Rights in an unanimous consent. Thousands of hours, emails, phone calls, pledges, tears, memos and drafts came together to make history. Our nation is forever changed for…
Originally published on Senator Connie M. Leyva Representing District 20 on September 28, 2016 By Connie M. Leyva. SB 813 Eliminates Statute of Limitations for Rape in California After earning unanimous bipartisan support in both the Senate and Assembly, Governor Jerry Brown today signed SB 813 authored by Senator Connie…
