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Senate debates bill to expand juvenile sex-offender registry; sponsors and critics clash
Summary
Senators debated House Bill 75, which would expand registration requirements so certain cases involving 14- and 15-year-old victims and an offender more than four years older trigger registry placement; supporters called it a corrective, victim-focused change while opponents said it removes prosecutorial discretion and could punish near-age teens.
The Utah Senate spent an extended period debating House Bill 75, a measure the floor sponsor said would close what he described as an unintended gap so that unlawful sexual-contact cases involving 14- and 15-year-old victims and more-than-four-year age differences would result in placement on the sex-offender registry.
"This bill came out of a case of a 40 year old man that engaged in unlawful ... activity with a minor," Senate sponsor Escamilla said, arguing the bill specifically targets…
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