DENVER (AP) -- Tougher fines for people who pay for sex, and a possible network of "schools" for johns, are up for a hearing Monday in the Colorado Senate.
The bill would allow jurisdictions to copy diversion programs in other states to set up scared-straight-type programs for johns who solicit adult prostitutes. John schools have been credited for reducing recidivism in some cities.
Senate President Brandon Shaffer sponsors Colorado's proposal and says he plans to ask for a big increase in maximum fines for johns to pay for the diversion programs. Shaffer says johns should be fined $10,000. Currently the crime is classified as a "petty offense" and in some places carries a penalty of just $75 -- less than littering.
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