A bill that would impose harsher penalties for sexually abusive jail and prison guards passed the Washington state Legislature Wednesday. The State House of Representatives voted unanimously on Wednesday to pass “Kimberly Bender’s Law.” The bill was inspired by a 2022 KING 5 investigation about a former Forks jail guard who served just over a year in prison after sexually assaulting four women. The Senate unanimously passed the bill on Feb. 27. It now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee for consideration. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/washington-state-legislature-kimberly-benders-law/281-df8dba84-e26f-42ec-86c0-9baa8970fb54