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"Louisiana child molester undergoes castration for parole"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this notable local story about an offender willing to go to great lengths to facilitate release from prison.  Here are the details: A convicted child molester has undergone surgical castration to win release from prison on parole.  Francis Phillip Tullier, who had faced hundreds of molestation counts involving young girls, pleaded guilty to three counts in 1999 and was sentenced to 27 years in prison.  He is now 78. His lawyer, Nathan Fisher, said that under the agreement Tullier could only be eligible for parole once he underwent castration.  A sheriff's investigator said Tullier agreed to have the surgery at his own expense.  It was done Thursday after years of delays while Tullier was treated for various medical issues -- and after a judge told Tullier he would not be released without having it done...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on March 05, 2011 (boomark / email).