Glenn Sullivan Sr., 54, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree rape on April 17.

A Louisiana man has been sentenced to decades in prison and physical castration after pleading guilty to raping a teenager, according to a news release from the region’s district attorney.

Glenn Sullivan Sr., 54, pled guilty to four counts of second-degree rape on April 17. Authorities began investigating Sullivan in July 2022, when a young woman told the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office that Sullivan had assaulted her multiple times when she was 14. The assaults resulted in pregnancy, and a DNA test confirmed that Sullivan was the father of the child, the district attorney’s office said. Sullivan had also groomed the victim and threatened her and her family to prevent her from coming forward.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
    0·
    7 months ago

    Why do you assume I think chemical castration is not cruel? I’m guessing you would think it was a cruel thing to be forced to do if you were in their place.

    Justice should not be about vengeance and chemical castration does not reduce sexual aggression. Rape is much more about power and you do not need to be able to have an erect penis to rape someone.

    https://www.dw.com/en/combating-sexual-violence-is-chemical-castration-a-valid-method/a-56839505

    • tsonfeir@lemm.ee
      0·
      7 months ago

      The rapist chose physical castration over chemical castration.

      The link has some pretty convincing statements in favor of physical castration, so maybe don’t just paste the first link you find with a headline you think will agree with your opinion.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        0·
        7 months ago

        Which convincing statements would those be? Because I read the article. The good results were mostly done from people who volunteered for chemical castration, not someone who was sentenced to choose between two types of castration.

        And regardless of effectiveness, it is still cruel. If cutting off a repeat offender thief’s hand was an effective way to stop them stealing, would you be in favor of it?

        • tsonfeir@lemm.ee
          0·
          7 months ago

          Say this back to me, because I think you’re ignoring facts:

          The rapist chose physical castration over chemical castration, as per the law in Louisiana, and was not sentenced to physical castration against his will.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            0·
            7 months ago

            Say this back to me, because I think you’re ignoring what I’m saying:

            ALL CASTRATION IS CRUEL.

            Being sentenced to choose one type of castration over another type of castration is STILL CRUEL.