The Idaho State House and Senate recently passed a bill that would allow individuals convicted of sexually abusing children 12 years old and younger to be sentenced with the death penalty.
Idaho’s “House Bill 380” would make aggravated lewd conduct with children ages 12 and younger a criminal charge punishable by the death penalty. The legislation would also establish a minimum prison sentence that would be mandatory for individuals convicted of aggravated lewd conduct with minors under 16 years old if the cases do not match the bill’s requirements for the death penalty sentence.
Idaho Capital Sun reported that the new legislation recently passed the Idaho House with 63 votes and subsequently passed the Idaho Senate with a vote of 30-5. The outlet noted that the legislation will now be sent to Gov. Brad Little (R-Idaho), who will have five days, not including Sundays, to sign the bill, veto it, or allow it to go into effect without signing it. According to Idaho Capital Sun, the bill is currently scheduled to take effect on July 1 if it is signed into law by the governor…