LIfe imprisonment, repeat sex offenders, sponsor - Mark Foley

[The Straight Story]

Crime: life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children (see H.R. 4047), H1163 <21MR>


To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide life imprisonment for repeat offenders who commit sex offenses against children.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Two Strikes and You're Out Child Protection Act'.

SEC. 2. MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR REPEAT SEX OFFENDERS AGAINST CHILDREN.

Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

`(e) MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR REPEATED SEX OFFENSES AGAINST CHILDREN-

`(1) IN GENERAL- A person who is convicted of a Federal sex offense in which a minor is the victim shall be sentenced to life imprisonment if the person has a prior sex conviction in which a minor was the victim, unless the sentence of death is imposed.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c106:1:./temp/~c106404AVT::


Hard on crime...unless you are doing it eh? What constitutes repeat offenses? Doing it more than once? Hmmmmmmm.....

[Redstone]

1. Ah, but he was just "being naughty," according to the white house. No

penalties for being naughty in that law.

Edit: PS: Recommended. Well-researched, my friend.

Redstone