MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed the Child Predator Death Penalty Act. For too long, the most vulnerable of our society have lacked the most stringent legal protection from child predators,” said Governor Ivey. “Through the Child Predator Death Penalty Act, Alabama now joins just a handful of states imposing the toughest penalty possible for child predators. Those who target the youngest among us for the vilest crimes will soon be met with the harshest punishment under the law.” – strengthens Alabama’s criminal penalties against those who are convicted of felony sexual crimes against a child. Crimes of first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and first-degree sexual assault of victims under the age of 12 would automatically become capital offenses punishable by death.
Governor Ivey Signs Child Predator Death Penalty Act into Law –
