110 HR 6050 IH: Lock Up Child Rapists Now Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2008-05-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6050 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 14, 2008 Mr. Reichert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide mandatory imprisonment for life for persons raping young children.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Lock Up Child Rapists Now Act of 2008.

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Mandatory life imprisonment for child rapers

Section 3559 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g)

Mandatory life imprisonment for child rapers

(1)

Generally

Unless the penalty of death is imposed for the offense, the court shall sentence to imprisonment for life a defendant who has attained the age of 18 years at the time of an offense if, during the course of the offense the defendant engaged in sexual intercourse with an individual who has not reached the age of 12 years. (2)

Definitions

As used in this subsection— (A)the term sexual intercourse has its ordinary meaning and occurs upon any penetration, however slight, and also includes— (i)any penetration of the vagina or anus however slight, by an object, when committed on one person by another, whether such persons are of the same or opposite sex, except when such penetration is accomplished for medically recognized treatment or diagnostic purposes; and (ii)sexual contact between persons involving the sex organs of one person and the mouth or anus of another whether such persons are of the same or opposite sex; and (B)the term sexual contact means any touching of the sexual or other intimate parts of a person done for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire of either party or a third party. .