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A judge has sentenced a Louisiana man to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl.
His sentence also included physical castration.
“A 54-year-old Springfield man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison and physical castration after pleading guilty to multiple counts of raping a juvenile,” District Attorney Scott Perrilloux stated in a press release.
“21st Judicial District Attorney Scott M. Perrilloux reports that Glenn Sullivan, Sr., 54, of Springfield, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, April 17, to four counts of second degree rape,” the press release continued.
Cont. from the press release:
The case stems from a July 2022 Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office investigation. A young woman told detectives that Sullivan had raped her multiple times when she was just 14-years-old. As a result, the juvenile became pregnant, and a DNA test that was ordered during the course of the criminal investigation proved Sullivan had impregnated her. Detectives also learned that Sullivan had groomed the victim and used threats of violence against her and her family to prevent the young woman from disclosing the rapes.
A judge ordered a 54-year-old Louisiana man to be physically castrated, in addition to his sentence, as part of a guilty plea for the rape of a 14-year-old girl that resulted in a pregnancy.https://t.co/E7uxLF8wiE
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“So many of these types of cases go unreported because of fear. The strength it must have taken for this young woman to tell the truth in the face of threats and adversity is truly incredible,” Perrilloux said.
“Sex crimes against juveniles are the most malicious crimes we prosecute. I intend on using every tool the legislature is willing to give us, including physical castration, to seek justice for the children in our community,” Assistant District Attorney Brad J. Cascio said.
“I want to say I’ve had three people ordered to be chemically castrated but, to my knowledge, this is the first physical castration to be ordered,” Cascio commented, according to WBRZ.
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A Louisiana judge has ordered a 54-year-old man to be physically castrated. This is known as a orchiectomy. In addition to the surgery, Glenn Sullivan, Sr. will also serve fifty years in prison… pic.twitter.com/HajZfSWTZm
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WBRZ reports:
Cascio says due to Sullivan’s criminal history and the severity of this case, he pushed for the sentence.
“I felt that this case was a strong enough case and warranted such action.”
According to a Louisiana law that’s been in effect since 2008, men convicted of certain rape offenses may be sentenced to chemical castration, or, if they so choose—the surgical removal of their testicles.
Sullivan chose the latter option.
The Department of Corrections is typically responsible for the procedure. A spokesperson for DOC could not comment on this particular sentencing, but says surgical castration is “very rare”.
“It has to be done no later than one week prior to his release, so they could do it immediately or they could wait,” Cascio added.
Tuesday afternoon, a bill authored by Senator Regina Barrow that would allow a judge to order surgical castration without the defendant’s consent if the victim is under the age of 13, was returned to the calendar.
With physical castration not mandatory until one week before his release, it remains unclear if and/or when Sullivan would undergo the procedure.
