GOP congressman calls on LA DA Gascon to resign over 'diversion' program for teens accused of sex crimes
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Republican members of Congress are lambasting Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon after the prosecutor rolled out a "diversion" program that could allow 17-year-olds who rob someone at knifepoint or commit sex crimes to skirt criminal charges.
Minors accused of burglary, vehicle theft, assaults or robberies, arson or sexual battery can be selected for the program – as long as they are not suspected of committing the offense using a firearm and no one was seriously injured. Juveniles accused of murder or rape cannot be recommended for the program, but even Deputy Dist. Atty. Jonathan Hatami has taken issue with Gascon's language, as it doesn’t specify that minors accused of committing crimes while wielding a knife or blunt instrument would be ineligible.
"I'd like for him to step down. He's not going to change his ways if he's truly interested in public safety," Rep. Mike Garcia, a Republican serving California's 25th Congressional District, told Fox News Digital. "We'll find someone who's on the side of the victim, rather than the criminal."
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