People who commit sex crimes against children in Louisiana could be forced to undergo surgical castration under legislation approved by state lawmakers, a measure that would appear to be the first of its kind in the United States if the…
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Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under legislation approved Monday, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signs it into law, the state apparently would be the first…
If the bill becomes a law, judges would be allowed to give the sentencing option to have a criminal surgically castrated if the person is convicted of aggravated sex crimes against a child under 13 years of age.
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The bill, if signed by the governor, would be the first to allow a judge to order surgical procedures for those who commit sex crimes against children.
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under legislation approved Monday, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signs…
If the bill is passed, courts could order surgical castrations, which are more invasive than chemical ones. Rights advocates called it inhumane and ineffective.
BATON ROUGE, La. -- A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration, in addition to prison time.
Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for child sex offenders under legislation approved by lawmakers. If Gov. Jeff Landry signs the bill, the state apparently would be the first with that punishment.
Louisiana judges could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under legislation approved Monday, and if Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signs it into law, the state apparently would be the first…
Louisiana state lawmakers on Monday approved a tough new law that could allow judges to order convicted child molesters to undergo surgical castration.
Earlier this year, 54-year-old Glenn Sullivan Sr of Springfield, Louisiana, agreed to be physically castrated after he raped and impregnanted a 14-year-old girl