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California prostitutes win victim compensation
California officials have voted to allow prostitutes to receive money from a victim compensation fund if they have been raped or beaten.
The vote by the Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board on Thursday changes a 1990s-era anti-crime regulation.
The rule had excluded prostitutes from the list of people who could be reimbursed for medical costs and related expenses if they were harmed during violent crimes, because their activities are illegal.
Chairwoman Marybel Batjer called the rule "repugnant" and said "rape is rape, period."
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/California-prostitutes-win-victim-compensation-5057249.php