In addition to castration, Thomas McCartney's plea deal includes 40 years in state prison, according to a Louisiana district attorney.

Unlike chemical castration, which surpresses hormone production without removing organs, this procedure removes testicles in men and ovaries in women, according to Cleveland Clinic. If the court ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- A convicted sex offender was back in court Tuesday, where a judge decided whether he would face castration as part of his sentence. Floyd Lee Cathron, 61, was convicted last month ...

THE burgeoning cases of innocent minors becoming victims of sexual perverts and predators is driving official interventions in many jurisdictions in the direction of draconian measures to rein in the ...