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January 29, 2020
Ryan Laughlin
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Lawmakers are trying to pass a bill that would close a gap in the statute of limitations for sex crimes against children.
According to the current law, cases must be brought to a judge within six years if the victim is between the ages of 13 and 17. There is no time limit for a case to be prosecuted if the child is under the age of 13.
“I feel really bad for the victims. I feel bad that we would set a time limit, a timer, on

A bill requiring some child rapists to submit to chemical castration has passed the Senate on a 26-4 vote.  If a person convicted of first-degree sexual penetration of a child less than 13 who is paroled, it would require them to undergo the treatment and it would extend the length of

parole to the life of the offender.  If the person has undergone or does undergo a permanent surgical alternative to hormonal chemical treatment, he would be exempt.  A court could decide the treatment was no longer necessary.  According to