Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has backed legislation that would allow capital punishment for pedophiles convicted of sexual battery against a child under the age of 12—a law that would directly challenge the Supreme Court’s landmark Kennedy v. Louisiana ruling.
“We are authorizing the death penalty for child rapists, which is cutting against recent Supreme Court precedent, but I think we’re right on the law,” DeSantis said in an interview with “Good Morning Orlando“ on Monday.
