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Introduced in the Senate on August 31, 2005, to authorize life in prison without possibility of parole for cases of first degree rape of a minor under age 13 if the perpertrator had a prior record of sexual assault crimes

The vote was 36 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 not voting

(Senate Roll Call 196 at Senate Journal 31)

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It's about time someone presented this type of legislation. Pedophelia cannot be cured. Once a pedophiliacs always a pedophiliac. If these individuals are continually let out of prison on parole because they are "cured", then all that will happen is more children will be victimized. Now, can we have some legislation that places no statute of limitation on rape of anyone when there is DNA evidence present? Raping a person is no less a crime than murder -- it kills a part of the victim that can never be cured. It is the duty and responsibility of our lawmakers to see that these animals who cannot control themselves to the extent that they feel the need to victimize women, children and men by raping them physically, mentally and emotionally. Chemical castration does not work, nor does any other "wonder drug" that the pharmaceutical companies dream up. The only "cure" is to lock them up and throw away the key -- since we are not allowed to visit the same type of terror on them that they presented to their victims. Doreen Bowerman joanofarc@tds.net

Senator Cropsey's statement is as follows: I just wanted to remark that on a couple of the previous bills, Senate Bill Nos. 717 and 718, Senators Toy and Gilbert worked diligently on those. On this bill, Senate Bill No.1122, which is the last bill of this package, this is your bill, Mr.President, that you sponsored, and I just wanted to thank you because I believe it was about two years ago you had approached me on the GPS tethers for people who get out on parole. Your persistence has paid off. I think this will help make the people of this state safer. There is funding in our Corrections budget as we pass that through the Senate here for the tether program. I just wanted to thank you for your persistence, for your background and knowing how these people operate, and for your persistence in seeing this through.