Grotesque paedophile who tried to rape 7-year-old girl agrees to be surgically CASTRATED in deal with prosecutors
FOR THE CHOP Grotesque paedophile who tried to rape 7-year-old girl agrees to be surgically CASTRATED in deal with prosecutors
A SICK paedophile who tried to rape a seven-year-old girl has agreed to be surgically castrated as part of his plea deal.
Serial sex offender Thomas Allen McCartney, 37, accepted the punishment after pleading guilty to first-degree attempted rape of a child under the age of 13.
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Serial sex offender Thomas Allen McCartney, 37, has agreed to be chemically and surgically castrated after he tried to rape a seven-year-old girl
Credit: Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office
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The Louisiana native still faces 40 years in prison.
McCartney has been designated as a "Tier Three" offender after his grotesque crimes were uncovered.
In February 2023, a horrified mum walked in on McCartney "engaging in sexual contact" with her daughter, according to KPLC.
He was already a known sex offender after being convicted in 2011 of attempted aggravated sexual assault.
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Court documents show he also has one count of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile from 2006 on his records.
Due to his disturbed history and latest offence, McCartney made the decision to take a plea deal that involves him being castrated, the Vernon Parish DA office said.
District Attorney Terry Lambright told People it will involve him being physically and chemically castrated.
Chemical castration is a procedure that typically involves using medication to reduce testosterone or other sex hormones to lower a person's sex drive.
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Whereas surgical castration involves removing a man's testicles or a woman's ovaries in order to stop their production of sex hormones.
Lambright added: "This is a horrific crime that never should have happened.
'My police chief dad raped me for 11yrs as leader of twisted paedo sex cult whose members would chase me through woods
"Thomas McCartney is a predator that needs to be locked away from others in our community."
The deal also states he will serve 40 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections.
McCartney could have refused to undergo the treatment but he would have faced up to five extra years on his sentence without the possibility of an early release.
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The ruling comes after Louisiana became the first US state where judges can order sex offenders with child victims to undergo surgical castration.
It follows a bill which was signed into law by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry last year.
The US became one of only a handful of countries who allow for castration to be handed out as a punishment.
Others include Czech Republic, Madagascar and states in Nigeria.
These rulings have been strongly criticised by Amnesty International and human rights organizations in the past.
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Surgical castration can be viewed as a violation of human rights as it can take away a person's bodily integrity, dignity, and freedom from cruel or degrading treatment.
Some international organisations also argue it is a form of inhumane treatment.
Another issue is that it is a permanent procedure so cannot be undone.
Chemical castration is often viewed as a more accepted alternative.
Several US states have laws allowing for its use which sees pharmaceutical drugs given to the individual in order to halt their sex drive.
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Louisiana's new surgical castration law
LOUISIANA is the first US state to allow surgical castration to be used as a punishment for sex crimes under a new law signed by Republican Gov. Jeff Landry.
This law went into effect on August 1, 2024, and allows judges to order people found guilty of certain sex crimes against minors to undergo surgical castration.
In most cases, it only applies to offenders found guilty of aggravated sex crimes against a child under 13.
However, it is down to the individual if they chose to undergo the surgery.
They can refuse but it would result in them being sentenced to three to five years extra on their sentence without the possibility of getting out early.
It was argued that the bill will act as a strong deterrent for any child sex abusers and therefore protect children.
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