Why the child sex offenders themselves chose to be physically castrated
Aug 21, 2025
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According to US media such as Fox 12, Thomas Allen McCartney (37), considered the `most dangerous' child sex offender in Louisiana, agreed to physical and chemical castration to reduce the sentence.
He was found by the girl's mother in February 2023 while sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl. At the time, he fled using a firearm, and was later arrested in Houston, Texas, and returned to Louisiana.
After his arrest, he pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree rape of children under the age of 13, with the prosecutor in charge "It was a terrible crime that should never have happened"McCartney is a dangerous sex offender who should be isolated from the community."
Later, McCartney agreed to undergo physical and chemical castration instead of being sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Louisiana is the only state in the United States to legally allow surgical castration of sex crimes, and the law came into force in August 2025.
McCartney is expected to be recorded as one of the first cases of law application. Louisiana has already allowed chemical castration for certain sex offenses since 2008, and a judge can propose surgical castration for extreme sex offenses. If the defendant refuses to do so, an additional sentence of 3 to 5 years will be imposed.
McCartney, meanwhile, has been convicted several times of child sex offences in the past. In 2006, he was arrested for sexual intercourse with a minor, in 2010 he was charged with aggravated rape against a 12-year-old child, and in 2011 he was convicted of attempted aggravated rape.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
