A 54-year-old man from Louisiana has agreed to undergo physical castration after pleading guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl and getting her pregnant. Glen Sullivan Sr was sentenced to 50 years in prison for four counts of second-degree rape, having confessed to assaulting the victim multiple times.
The case came to light on July 22 when the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office launched an investigation after the teenager told her mother about the abuse. A subsequent DNA test confirmed Sullivan was the father of her child. Under a 2008 Louisiana law, convicted rapists may be sentenced to chemical or physical castration.
Assistant District Attorney Brad Cascio said the case warranted such action, noting that while he had previously ordered chemical castration three times, this was the first physical castration order he knew of. The procedure, which involves removal of the testicles, will be carried out no later than one week before Sullivan's release, meaning he may not be castrated until he is over 100 years old.
Cascio emphasised the severity of sex crimes against juveniles, stating he intends to use all available legal tools, including physical castration, to seek justice. The victim has since given birth to a healthy child, according to the prosecutor.
Separately, a bill proposed by Baton Rouge Democrat Senator Regina Barrow would mandate surgical castration for offenders convicted of aggravated sexual offences against children under 13. The bill, which has passed the Senate by a vote of 29-9, now moves to the House for consideration.
