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Lawmakers hear fiscal notes and proposals to strengthen penalties and prosecution resources for child sexual exploitation
Summary
Multiple presentations urged the committee to fund tougher sentences and prosecution resources for repeat child sexual‑abuse and exploitation offenders, to close perceived sentencing gaps with neighboring states and to support statewide prosecution capacity for CSAM and traveler cases.
Representatives and prosecutors told the Criminal Justice Appropriations Subcommittee that Utah needs stronger statutory penalties and more resources to prosecute repeat child sexual‑abuse and computer‑facilitated exploitation offenders.
Representative Steve White presented a fiscal note tied to HB 207 (offense revisions), arguing Utah—s sentencing for some child sexual‑abuse and computer‑facilitated offenses is lower than neighboring states and the federal system. White said the fiscal…
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