In response to recent child sex abuse cases in Alabama, state lawmakers are advocating for legislation that would extend the death penalty to those convicted of

Their legislation, originally sponsored in the Alabama House in the 2025 regular session, would have given prosecutors authority to seek the death penalty for convictions involving the rape or sodomy of victims 12-years-old or younger.

Alabama lawmakers are preparing to reintroduce a bill that would make the rape or sodomy of a child a capital offense, punishable by death, state officials said in a press conference Thursday. Rep. Matt Simpson,