AN ACT relating to sexual offenses against children.

This bill would make rape, sodomy, and sexual abuse in the first degree capital offenses — meaning they could be punishable by death — when the victim is a child under 12 years old. It changes existing Kentucky law to add this sentencing option for these crimes in that specific circumstance. Who it may affect: children under 12, their families, and those working in the criminal justice system.

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