田纳西州提议对12岁以下儿童强奸提出死刑,扩大2024年法律的范围。 Tennessee proposes death penalty for child rape under 12, expanding 2024 law.

田纳西州代表格雷格·马丁(Greg Martin)提出众议院第1454号法案,将州死刑法扩大到包括强奸12岁以下儿童,并增加了加重处罚的因素,如先前的性犯罪、使用武器或毒品以及拍摄犯罪。 Tennessee State Representative Greg Martin has introduced House Bill 1454 to expand the state’s death penalty law to include the rape of children under 12, adding aggravating factors like prior sex offenses, use of weapons or intoxicants, and filming the crime. 该法案以2024年的一项法律为基础,该法律已经将此类强奸定为A级重罪,判处40至60年徒刑,并允许死刑。 The bill builds on a 2024 law that already made such rape a Class A felony with 40–60-year sentences and allowed capital punishment. 它旨在加强对儿童捕食者的问责制,加强公共安全,第114届田纳西州大会第二届会议定于2025年1月13日开始。 It aims to strengthen accountability for child predators and enhance public safety, with the second session of the 114th Tennessee General Assembly set to begin January 13, 2025.