A Kentucky Democrat has suggested that sex dolls with child-like styles could help prevent pedophiles from abusing children, sparking condemnation and anger from Republicans in the state.
“This may be the most disturbing thing I’ve seen today. Look at Kentucky Democratic Sen. Karen Berg proposing child sex dolls for pedophiles. This kind of disturbing “This proposal has no place in the commonwealth,” the Kentucky Republican Party posted a video of her comments on Friday. .
The post comes after Democratic state Sen. Karen Berg said during a committee hearing Thursday that “people interested in minors” could benefit from sex dolls that look like children. It was a response to this, claiming that the dolls could give pedophiles a “liberation” that would prevent them from having sex. From abusing children.
“There are people who are attracted to minors, what they call ‘MAPS,’ and the limited amount of research that has been done on these dolls shows that, in fact, for people who are attracted to minors, these dolls… “It actually gives them a sense of freedom and makes them less likely to go out of the house,” Berg said, according to a video of the hearing. about it.”
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Kentucky lawmakers are debating HB 207, a bill that would make the possession of a child-like sex doll a felony, as well as the trafficking, importation, or promotion of child sex dolls, the Courier-Journal reported. Reported. . The bill would also include AI-generated photos of children in state laws that prohibit viewing or promoting sexual images of minors.
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Kentucky Democratic Senator Karen Berg (Kentucky State Legislature)
Berg said he was “completely unfamiliar” with child sex dolls, so he Googled them the night before the committee meeting and found research showing they could help pedophiles with their “proclivities.” insisted.
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The senator said using dolls could give pedophiles a “sense of freedom from leaving the house.” She later retracted her own comments. (Getty Images)
“What’s interesting is that this study did not support the same conclusion for people who were attracted to adult charms using dolls,” she says.
Social media commentators and critics have since condemned the state senator’s “disturbing” comments.
“Why hasn’t Andy Beshear yet condemned statements from Democrats that suggest child sex dolls have a place in our society? Those views are part of his Team Kentucky” ” the Kentucky Republican Party said in a post to X last week.
“He should take a strong stance against such rhetoric to protect Kentucky’s children.”
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“The correct action is to immediately remove her from the building and office,” Indiana attorney Aleks Juricic wrote in a post on X.
“The fact that Sen. Berg tried to normalize pedophiles by calling them ‘people who are attracted to minors’ says it all. Hey @karenforky, sick child sex dolls protect children from rape. It cannot be protected. Only prison can do that,” author Kelly Paul, wife of Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, tweeted Berg’s comments on Saturday.
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In response to the backlash, Berg issued a statement saying he had voted in favor of outlawing child sex dolls and said he would “regret” if his comments on Thursday came across as supporting pedophilia.
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“As a mother and a doctor, I am of course deeply concerned about the harms of pedophilia, and I regret that my questions before the committee did not convey that. I voted yes on House Bill (HB) 207, a position consistent with my commitment to protecting the well-being of youth and holding perpetrators accountable. ”
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Fox News Digital reached out to Berg’s office and Beshear’s office Sunday for comment on the story, but did not immediately receive a response.
