Bill would allow death penalty for pedophiles
Story By: Bea Karnes
Source: AP
Published Mon Mar 10, 2008, 09:41 AM MDT
Updated Mon Mar 10, 2008, 12:57 PM MDT
Colorado lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow the state to execute people convicted of sexually assaulting children under 12 years old.
Prosecutors would have to submit DNA evidence to pursue the death penalty. If there is no DNA, the maximum penalty would be life in prison.
The bill applies to perpetrators who threaten to retaliate against their victims. It gets its first hearing Monday at the Capitol before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
