A Louisiana man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison and will be physically castrated after pleading guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl, District Attorney Scott Perrilloux announced.
On
April 17, Glenn Sullivan Sr., 54, of Springfield, pleaded guilty to four counts
of second-degree rape.
On
Monday, April 22, Judge William Dykes sentenced Sullivan to 50 years in prison
and mandated him to be physically castrated, which was part of his plea
agreement with prosecutors, Perrilloux said in the statement.
“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,” Assistant
District Attorney Brad Cascio, who prosecuted the case, said, WBRZ reports.
“I
felt that this case was a strong enough case and warranted such action,” Cascio
said in the statement.
He
added: “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.”
In
July 2022, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation after
a young woman told detectives that Sullivan had raped her multiple times when
she was 14, according to the statement.
The
young teen later became pregnant “and a DNA test that was ordered during the
course of the criminal investigation proved Sullivan had impregnated her,” the
statement reads.
Detectives
also learned that Sullivan had groomed the victim and used threats of violence
against her and her family to prevent her from disclosing the rapes, according
to the statement.
Men mandated by the courts to be castrated can choose chemical castration or the surgical removal of their testicles, which is what Sullivan chose.
District
Attorney Perrilloux commended LPSO Detective Ryan Bernard, Cascio and the young
victim for coming forward to file the charges.
“So
many of these types of cases go unreported because of fear,” he said.
“The
strength it must have taken for this young woman to tell the truth in the face
of threats and adversity is truly incredible.”
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