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By: Dan Sullivan
https://www.tampabay.com/author/dan-sullivan/
In what may be the first case of its kind in the state, central Florida prosecutors said Thursday they will seek the death penalty against a man accused of sexually abusing a child, making use of a new law that expanded capital punishment to sex crimes against children.
The office of State Attorney William Gladson, who prosecutes cases in five counties northwest of Orlando, filed a notice of intent to seek a death sentence for Joseph Andrew Giampa, who faces charges of sexual battery on a person younger than 12.
In a statement, Gladson’s office noted the “severity of the crime and its impact on the community.”
https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2023/12/14/florida-death-penalty-child-rape-law-desantis-lake-county/
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