Mandatory life without parole for raping children passes House, moves to Senate

The state House of Representatives endorsed a bill that would require sentences of life without parole for people convicted of raping young children. The version of House Bill 1192 passed Tuesday afternoon was less severe than the original. Rep. Ben Krohmer, R-Mitchell, had aimed to open up death sentences for such offenders, but the House Judiciary Committee amended it before endorsing it 11-0.

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