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Prosecutors back bill banning child sex dolls; sentencing commission and defense groups urge lower seriousness ratings
Summary
Senate Bill 5227 would create new felonies for manufacturing, trafficking, importing and possessing child sex dolls and require fines to the Child Rescue Fund. Prosecutors supported a ban; the Sentencing Guidelines Commission and defense groups raised proportionality concerns about seriousness-level rankings.
Senate Bill 5227 (as substituted) would create new criminal offenses for activities involving child sex dolls: manufacturing, trafficking, sending or bringing the dolls into the state, and possession. Staff told the committee the bill defines "child sex doll" as an anatomically correct doll, mannequin, robot or other object intended for sexual acts or stimulation that resembles or is advertised as a minor. Each offense carries felony classifications and mandatory fines required to be deposited in the state's Child Rescue Fund, staff said.
Senator Tina Orwall, prime sponsor, said the measure…
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