California AB2274, known as the Epstein Loophole Act, prohibits plea deals that grant immunity or leniency to co-conspirators in cases of sexual.

California AB2274, the Epstein Loophole Act, aims to prevent plea agreements that allow co-conspirators in cases of sexual abuse or exploitation of minors to avoid prosecution or receive lenient sentences. This law responds to the controversial plea deal of Jeffrey Epstein, who, despite being a serial child sex trafficker, received a lenient sentence and immunity for unnamed co-conspirators. The act ensures that any plea agreement must specifically name and address co-conspirators, and it must be approved by a court after a hearing where victims are notified.

California AB2274, known as the Epstein Loophole Act, prohibits plea deals that grant immunity or leniency to co-conspirators in cases of sexual.

California AB2274, the Epstein Loophole Act, aims to prevent plea agreements that allow co-conspirators in cases of sexual abuse or exploitation of minors to avoid prosecution or receive lenient sentences. This law responds to the controversial plea deal of Jeffrey Epstein, who, despite being a serial child sex trafficker, received a lenient sentence and immunity for unnamed co-conspirators. The act ensures that any plea agreement must specifically name and address co-conspirators, and it must be approved by a court after a hearing where victims are notified.