West Virginia Bill Seeks to Hold Librarians Criminally Liable for Allowing Children Access to Obscene Books
A West Virginia bill seeks to hold librarians criminally liable for allowing children to access obscene books.
House Bill 4654 was passed by the West Virginia House of Delegates last week with a vote of 85-12.
The bill will now move to the state Senate for consideration.
Bill sponsor Del. Brandon Steele gave a fiery speech before members of the House Committee on the Judiciary on Monday, during which he reportedly said libraries were “the sanctuary for pedophilia” and that people need to be held accountable for exposing children to adult content.
“I’m voting to protect children from being groomed and targeted by pedophiles and get rid of the sanctuary that was set up in our code 25 years ago,” Steele said.
