No Repeat Child Sex Offenders Act

No Repeat Child Sex Offenders Act would dramatically raise penalties for a wide range of federal crimes involving crimes against children. The billadowns to replace many existing prison terms with the option of either life imprisonment or the death penalty, creating a uniform framework where offenders in categories such as child sex trafficking, coercion and enticement, transportation of minors, exploitation, selling children, and various forms of sexual abuse could be sentenced to death or life behind bars. It also targets repeat offenders by tying their punishment to life imprisonment or death, rather than the current multi-year terms. In short, the bill shifts numerous federal child-offense statutes toward capital punishment as a primary sentencing option. The measure covers a broad array of offenses under Title 18, including trafficking-related offenses (21st-century forms of sex trafficking, coercion and enticement, and ancillary travel for illicit sexual conduct), transporting minors, exploitation, selling children, and aggravated or abusive sexual contact and abuse of minors. If enacted, many existing sentence ranges would be replaced with “punished by death or imprisoned for life,” and certain provisions would apply to repeat offenders. The overall effect would be a substantial expansion of the death penalty’s eligibility in federal child-sex offense cases and a steep increase in potential incarceration durations for these crimes.