"California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on Monday visited a notorious sex-trafficking corridor in South L.A. and vowed to rescind a law that decriminalized loitering, a measure critics say endanger, not help, victims. Standing at the corner of Figueroa and 77th streets, Hilton promised to repeal the 2022 Safer Streets for All Act, which eliminated a misdemeanor law for prostitution-related loitering."
"Hilton blamed the state's Democratic leadership for the sex trafficking corridor, arguing that Gov. Gavin Newsom and others are neglecting the "evil" trade. "Our children are being sold here," said Hilton, who spent Friday night in the area with advocates fighting sex trafficking. He said he witnessed a young girl who he said looked to be about 8 years old being sold to a customer. "Totally out in the open - this is one of the most shocking things I have seen,""
Steve Hilton visited the Figueroa Corridor in South L.A., pledged to rescind the 2022 Safer Streets for All Act that decriminalized prostitution-related loitering, and blamed state Democratic leaders for neglecting sex trafficking. He said he spent a night with anti‑trafficking advocates and reported seeing what he described as an approximately 8-year-old girl being sold. Federal prosecutors indicted 11 alleged gang members for controlling prostitution along a 3.5-mile stretch of Figueroa, recruiting vulnerable minors and branding them. The Figueroa Corridor is described as a notorious hub where scantily clad young women are visible at all hours.
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