The investigation showed that the young child “suffered broken bones, severe bruising, and was the victim of sexual violence,” according to a press release

A 13-month-old child was allegedly raped and physically abused by a Pennsylvania police offer.

Steven Kyle Cugini, a member of the York City Police Department, was arrested without incident on Tuesday, April 16, following an investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police, Lykens Station, and Lykens Criminal Investigation Unit.

  • curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    I agree, but I have two problems.

    • Innocent people go to jail all the time, including those who seem overwhelmingly guilty at first.
    • If sexually abusing a child is enough to have them put to death, then others will simply kill their victim and dispose of them - the crime has the same penalty after all.

    So I can’t support the death penalty, but I can fully support removing them from society entirely, keeping them completely confined for the rest of their life.

    • HybridSarcasm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      If sexually abusing a child is enough to have them put to death, then others will simply kill their victim and dispose of them - the crime has the same penalty after all.

      This is an interesting point. The justice system has intentionally designed the punishments in a tiered way to help avoid exactly this. I don’t have any data about its effectiveness, but it seems like a smart idea.