US EditionLouisiana Sex Offender Accepts Surgical, Chemical Castration in Plea for Attempted Rape of 7-Year-Old
Thomas Allen McCartney, a repeat offender, accepted surgical and chemical castration under new Louisiana law and will serve 40 years for attempting to rape a child in 2023.
- Thomas Allen McCartney, 37, accepted surgical and chemical castration as part of a plea deal after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree rape of a child under the age of 13.
- McCartney, a "Tier Three" sex offender, will serve 40 years in prison under this deal, as reported by local station Fox 12.
- The Louisiana law allowing surgical castration took effect on August 1, 2024, making it the first state to permit such punishment.
- Vernon Parish District Attorney Terry Lambright stated, "This is a horrific crime that never should have happened. Thomas McCartney is a predator that needs to be locked away from others in our community.
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Serial sex offender who tried to rape 7-year-old agrees to be castrated in plea deal
Thomas Allen McCartney, a "Tier Three" sex offender with a long rap sheet of child sex abuse, accepted the punishment on Tuesday as a part of a plea deal to avoid a harsher sentence for attempted first-degree rape of a child under the age of 13, Fox 12 reported.
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