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Lawmaker Editorial on Law Decriminalizing Child Prostitution Causes Firestorm

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Under SB1322, anyone under 18 cannot be arrested and prosecuted for soliciting or engaging in prostitution. Republican Assemblyman Travis Allen put out a scathing editorial that called the law "immoral." Allen rejects criticism he received for saying the state has now legalized child prostitution.

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