DeSantis Defies Supreme Court, Expands Death Penalty for Child Rapists in Florida

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that would make child rapists eligible for the death penalty, with a minimum sentence of life in prison without parole. However, this bill goes against a 2008 US Supreme Court decision that prohibits states from applying the death penalty for child rape if the victim did not die. DeSantis has already signed several high-profile bills, including an abortion ban, a measure to allow Floridians to carry concealed guns in public, and an overhaul of the state’s tort laws.