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	Supreme Court Outlaws Death Penalty for Sex Offenders KGNS June 25, 2008 http://www.pro8news.com/news/local/21586714.html The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the death penalty for those convicted of raping a child. In a five to four vote the Supreme Court outlawed executions for these cases. Here in Laredo, the Children's Advocacy Center treats children who have been sexually abused. Last year alone 661 children were treated, a 31 percent increase from the previous year. Executive director Sylvia Bruni says the mission is justice and the public being educated about the issue. Texas joined the list of states that sought the death penalty in some child rape cases in 2007. The Supreme Court discussed how in such cases the death penalty violates the constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
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