(Sacramento, CA) Openly lesbian California Senator Sheila Keuhl (D) authored and is promoting Senate Bill 1313 in the State of California. This bill has gotten past both houses of the Democratic-controlled California State Legislature and is on its way to Arnold Schwarzenegger’s desk for signature. SB 1313 drastically reduces the requirements for mandatory reporting of the known or suspected sexual, physical and emotional abuse of children. Critics are calling this bill the “Pedophile Protection Act.” Under existing criminal law, all persons who regularly come into contact with children are required to report any instance where there is reason to believe...