US state’s legislators approve surgical castration option for paedophiles

A person found guilty of a sex crime against a child in Louisiana could soon be ordered to undergo surgical castration (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File)

Judges in Louisiana could order surgical castration for people convicted of sex crimes against young children under newly-approved legislation.

The state would apparently be the first with such a punishment if Republican governor Jeff Landry signs it into law.