California prostitutes win victim compensation

Friday, December 13, 2013

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Spurred by emotional testimony from sex workers, California officials voted Thursday to change a 1990s-era anti-crime regulation and allow prostitutes to receive money from a victim compensation fund if they're raped or beaten.

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