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Criminal

Feb. 13, 2018

Bipartisan bill to fund human trafficking prosecution introduced

A GOP state legislator has introduced a bill to fund prosecution of human trafficking cases in a pilot project.

SACRAMENTO — A GOP state legislator has introduced a bill to fund prosecution of human trafficking cases by a single attorney or team in a pilot project.

The goal is to build trust between prosecutors and trafficking victims, whose testimony is key in winning convictions.

Assemblywoman Catharine Baker, R-Dublin, introduced AB 2124 on Thursday. It would spend $2.65 million on grants to up to 11 dis...

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