Bill extending death penalty to child sexual assault passes Alabama Senate committee

Bill extending death penalty to child sexual assault passes Alabama Senate committee

Sen. April Weaver, R-Alabaster, walks to her seat in the Alabama Senate on May 1, 2025 at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama. The Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday approved a bill that would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those convicted of sexual assault of a child under the age of 12. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector)An Alabama Senate committee approved a bill that would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty fo…