County's Top Prosecutor Endorses Proposition 35

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen has endorsed Proposition 35 – Stop Human Trafficking in California. 

Slated for the November 2012 ballot, Proposition 35 is an initiative intended to fight back against human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of women and children in the state.

Rosen strongly endorsed the measure, saying, “We need Prop. 35 in California, an initiative that helps district attorneys like myself and law enforcement fight human trafficking and sexual exploitation in our state. Santa Clara County is leading the way locally in fighting these crimes, but we need the tougher penalties that Prop 35 puts in place to get human traffickers off the streets and away from preying on women and children on the  Internet.”   

Rosen joins district attorneys Jan Scully (Sacramento County), Dean Flippo (Monterey County), Nancy O’Malley (Alameda County), Michael Ramos (San Bernardino County), Lisa S. Green (Kern County), and Birgit Fladager (Stanislaus County) in supporting Proposition 35. Proposition 35 has been endorsed by organizations that provide services to and advocate for victims of human trafficking.

Three cities in California – San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego – are recognized by the FBI as high-intensity child sex trafficking areas, according to the proposition's proponents.       

Proposition 35, a partnership of California Against Slavery and the Safer California Foundation, would:

• Increase prison terms for human traffickers.
• Require convicted sex traffickers to register as sex offenders.
• Require all registered sex offenders to disclose their Internet accounts.
• Require criminal fines from convicted human traffickers to pay for services to help victims.