Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
Associated PressMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death as some Republicans hope to entice the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit the decision banning capital punishment for such crimes. Florida and Tennessee passed similar bills in the last two years and at least six other state legislatures have introduced similar measures over that same period, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The death penalty for child rape or sexual assault is unconstitutional under current Supreme Court precedent. The U.S. Supreme Court in 2008 ruled that the death penalty for child rape is unconstitutional. “That’s something that the child has to live with for the rest of their life.” Alabama lawmakers who spoke out against the bill said they had moral opposition to the death penalty.
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