Bill proposing death penalty for first child rape offense moves to House floor
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – On Thursday, the House Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee passed Senate Bill 599, authored by Rep. Tim Turner (R-Kinta) seeking to add thedeath penalty as a possible punishment for any person convicted of a first offense of forcible anal or oral sodomy, rape, or rape by instrumentation of a child under the age of 14.
'Children who are victimized should never have to worry again that the person who harmed them will escape justice,' Turner said. 'The cowards who commit these heinous acts against our youth deserve the maximum punishment allowed – death.'
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Turner says, the bill is a sentence modification measure for child rapists. In addition to the death penalty, the bill would allow the punishment of life without parole on the first conviction.
The bill moves to the House floor for consideration.
*This story is developing
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