Coalition warns 80% of kids have been exposed to porn, backs age-verification bill

FIRST ON FOX — Nearly 80% of children ages 12 to 17 have been exposed to sexually explicit material, according to a coalition of two dozen conservative and pro-family organizations urging Congress to pass legislation requiring age verification on pornography websites.

The groups are backing Republican Indiana Sen. Jim Banks' SAFE for Kids Act, arguing that a federal standard is needed to prevent minors from accessing online pornography and to replace what they describe as an ineffective patchwork of state laws.