‘Radical’ blue state effort to legalize prostitution left candidate shocked
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Michael Allen, Republican candidate for Colorado attorney general, said he was “shocked” by a Democratic proposal to legalize prostitution, warning it would “open the floodgates” to human trafficking in Colorado.
“It’s hard for me to understand why they decided this was the time and place to introduce a sweeping bill like this,” Allen said in an interview with Fox News Digital.
The bill, which its proponents say would “decriminalize commercial adult sexual activity,” was introduced last month by Democratic Senators Nick Hinrichsen and Lisa Cutter as well as Representatives Lorena García and Rebekah Stewart.
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Republican candidate for Colorado attorney general Michael Allen (L) said a Democratic-proposed bill to legalize prostitution demonstrates that the Democratic Party is “not doing the right things on behalf of the people of this state.” (Courtesy of Michael Allen for Colorado Attorney General: Hyoung Chang/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images: iStock)
According to Allen, the bill would go far beyond Nevada’s law allowing prostitution and make Colorado “the leader in the entire country in legalized prostitution.”
“I was shocked,” he admitted.
“It doesn’t make any sense to me. It wouldn’t solve any problem that’s happening on the ground in Colorado, it wouldn’t reduce our huge budget deficit, it wouldn’t solve our crime deficit,” he said, adding: “It’s frankly very appalling that we have four members of the left-leaning Democratic legislature who thought it would be a good idea to open the floodgates and let these criminal actors run free without any repercussions. »
The bill’s sponsors did not respond to requests for comment.
Currently serving as Colorado’s district attorney, Allen is one of two Republicans vying to turn one of the state’s highest offices red. If successful, Allen would be the first Republican attorney general elected in more than a decade.
Allen said that although the state is dominated by Democrats, he believes that after 10 years of “devastating criminal justice reform,” voters are ready for a Republican attorney general.
Even though the bill appears to be stalled in the state Legislature, Allen said it demonstrates how the Democratic Party is “not doing the right things on behalf of the people of this state.”
The only outcome he predicted if the prostitution bill passed would be “continued depravity in the State of Colorado.”
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The Colorado state capital in Denver, Colorado. (Michael Ciaglo)
“Prostitution is a natural consequence of human trafficking,” he said. “The links are undeniable. »
He explained that in Colorado, “there are two major transportation corridors that run through the state,” which he said “are major arteries for human trafficking, and we view that in the Denver metro area as a huge hub for human trafficking.”
Colorado is currently experiencing a record number of human trafficking victims and ranks among the states with the highest number of reports, according to data collected by the Common Sense Institute. Additionally, according to the study, 79 percent of human trafficking crimes in Colorado were aimed at the sex trade. The study also supports Allen’s assertion that traffic is concentrated in the Denver area.
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Allen noted that the city of Denver is already a “huge hub” for human trafficking. (Photo by Chet Strange / AFP)
As Attorney General, Allen has pledged to work to finally turn the tide on Colorado’s rampant human trafficking.
“The attorney general’s office has the ability to use the state grand jury to investigate these crimes and then also prosecute these crimes and hold people accountable,” he said.
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He believes Colorado’s upcoming midterm elections, including his race for attorney general, will be “crucial.”
“We need to have a better, stronger, more effective stand from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office to combat criminal activity that, frankly, affects the entire state of Colorado,” he said.
