Mountjoy said perpetrators were escaping criminal justice because DNA evidence was being destroyed and victims were seeking secret abortions.
The measure would have protected girls by deterring rapists from covering up their crimes by coercing or intimidating minor girls they have impregnated into getting secret abortions, Mountjoy said.
Preserving DNA evidence would enable victims to prosecute their attackers, he said.
Committee members voted along party lines.
Democratic Club Fundraiser
The La Cañada Flintridge Democratic Club will host a fundraiser and show the movie "Bush's Brain" from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at La Cañada Elementary School, 4540 Encinas Drive.
The guest speaker will be Joseph Mealey, the co-director/co-producer of the movie.
Popcorn, candy and soft drinks will be served.
Suggested donation is $20 per person at the door.
For more information, call (818) 952-3239 or e-mail lcfdemocrat@pacbell.net. The club's website address is www.lacanadadems.org.
Demands to boost border control
Congressman David Dreier, who represents La Crescenta, Montrose and La Cañada Flintridge, has demanded tighter border controls.
Dreier, along with Rep. Duncan Hunter, who represents the 52nd district of California, has sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security and other government bodies asking for an investigation into Mexican military incursions along the southern U.S. border.
He cited a Department of Homeland Security document in which it was revealed that that there had been 216 illegal incursions by Mexican military personnel or impostors since 1996. Seventy-five of these had been in California.
"These incidents represent a threat to our national security and raise serious concerns about our current border protection practices and our ability to provide for the safety of our border patrol agents," he wrote.
