Oklahoma State Rep. Rick West, R-Heavener, filed a bill this week that would allow the administration of chemical treatments to reduce testosterone in repeat sex offenders. If Rep. West's bill is ...

South Korea could expand the practice after high profile child rape case In South Korea, the abduction and rape of a 7-year-old girl last week outraged the public and prompted President Lee Myung-Bak ...

A Mississippi man convicted of molesting several children became the second Suwannee County defendant ordered in recent weeks to undergo chemical castration, considered a rare sentence in Florida. On ...

MONTGOMERY — An Alabama statute requiring chemical castration for certain convicted child sex offenders has not been used after being passed two years ago. The law was national news when it was passed ...

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Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. A pedophile jailed for committing more than 100 sex offences against Queensland children could be among the first to volunteer for ...

Bangkok [Thailand], July 12 (ANI): In a bid to tackle sex crimes, Thailand on Tuesday passed a bill that allows the voluntary chemical castration of sex offenders. The Thai Senate passed the bill ...

[JURIST] Russian President Dmitry Medvedev [official profile; JURIST news archive] proposed a bill on Tuesday calling for, among other penalties, chemical castration of individuals convicted of sexual ...