Support SB 1091 Help Exploited Children
Message Preview
From: Your Name <you@example.com>
To: governorvia@calcomui.org
Subject: Support SB 1091 Help Exploited Children
The Hon. Jerry Brown, Governor
The California State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Dear Governor Brown:
Please sign SB 1091 when it comes before you from the state legislature. This bill would allow child victims of human trafficking, prostitution, and obscenity to have up to two support persons, of their own choosing, to be with them when they testify in court as prosecution witnesses.
Currently there are at least 24 other types of prosecutions in which a prosecution witness may have up to two people present for emotional support while testifying. However that is not currently true for trials on the above listed offenses.
While many crime victims and witnesses are entitled to trial assistance in the form of support persons during their testimony in certain criminal cases, victims of child pornography, human trafficking and pimping and pandering are not permitted this form of assistance. This lack of support during criminal trials can further traumatize children and jeopardize prosecution of sex crimes committed against children.
Being involved in a case as a victim or witness is intimidating and stressful for adults; children find it even more terrifying. A failed prosecution, resulting from inadequate emotional support for child witnesses, would mean a Jerry Sandusky would be free to molest still more children.
In these child sex abuse cases, the stakes are incredibly high. What happens to these children has a significant impact both on individual children and on the overall safety and well-being of communities.
Tragically, there has been a significant increase in the number of sex crimes, and, in particular, child pornography in California and throughout the nation. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Child Victim Identification Program has received over one million Cyber Tip reports from the public and electronic service providers since 1998.
You can reduce such crimes, and help their child victims by signing SB 1091. I urge you to do just that.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
p.s.
Your Personal Statement
--
Campaign (<em>2916</em>): <em>Support SB 1091 Help Exploited Children</em>
Learn more about this campaign here: <em>http://www.citizenspeak.org/campaign/calcomui/support-sb-1091-help-exploited-children</em>
--
This campaign was created with CitizenSpeak. Visit us online at http://citizenspeak.org
To: governorvia@calcomui.org
Subject: Support SB 1091 Help Exploited Children
The Hon. Jerry Brown, Governor
The California State Capitol
Sacramento, CA 95814
Dear Governor Brown:
Please sign SB 1091 when it comes before you from the state legislature. This bill would allow child victims of human trafficking, prostitution, and obscenity to have up to two support persons, of their own choosing, to be with them when they testify in court as prosecution witnesses.
Currently there are at least 24 other types of prosecutions in which a prosecution witness may have up to two people present for emotional support while testifying. However that is not currently true for trials on the above listed offenses.
While many crime victims and witnesses are entitled to trial assistance in the form of support persons during their testimony in certain criminal cases, victims of child pornography, human trafficking and pimping and pandering are not permitted this form of assistance. This lack of support during criminal trials can further traumatize children and jeopardize prosecution of sex crimes committed against children.
Being involved in a case as a victim or witness is intimidating and stressful for adults; children find it even more terrifying. A failed prosecution, resulting from inadequate emotional support for child witnesses, would mean a Jerry Sandusky would be free to molest still more children.
In these child sex abuse cases, the stakes are incredibly high. What happens to these children has a significant impact both on individual children and on the overall safety and well-being of communities.
Tragically, there has been a significant increase in the number of sex crimes, and, in particular, child pornography in California and throughout the nation. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Child Victim Identification Program has received over one million Cyber Tip reports from the public and electronic service providers since 1998.
You can reduce such crimes, and help their child victims by signing SB 1091. I urge you to do just that.
Sincerely,
Your Name
Your Organization
123 Your St.
Yousville, YO 12345
Phone: (123)456-7890
Fax: (123)456-7890x123
p.s.
Your Personal Statement
--
Campaign (<em>2916</em>): <em>Support SB 1091 Help Exploited Children</em>
Learn more about this campaign here: <em>http://www.citizenspeak.org/campaign/calcomui/support-sb-1091-help-exploited-children</em>
--
This campaign was created with CitizenSpeak. Visit us online at http://citizenspeak.org
