Gov. Jerry Brown signs law to protect child actors California Gov. Jerry Brown smiles after receiving a book, "The Torah: A Woman's Commentary," after speaking to congregants celebrating Yom Kippur at Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills. Reed Saxon / Associated Press / September 27, 2012 September 27, 2012, 6:25 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday signed into law a measure to afford greater protections of young actors in Hollywood, after recent revelations about child molesters working in the entertainment industry. The law bars registered sex offenders from representing minors working in the entertainment business. It requires criminal background checks for managers, publicists, photographers and others with unsupervised access to young performers. The bill was filed after a series of stories published by the Los Angeles Times, which last fall reported that a convicted child molester had been working to help cast child actors in films. Shortly thereafter, the paper reported that a manager representing young talent was arrested and subsequently convicted of felony child molestation. Until now, only agents and studio teachers have been subjected to fingerprinting and background checks. Advocates had been urging more rigorous screening for years, but used the recent incidents to argue for stronger laws. The bill, AB 1660, won wide support from advocates for child actors, Hollywood trade organizations and unions. Molester helped cast child actors Two former teen idols back bill to protect child actors Talent manager pleads no contest in child abuse case