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He declaredhe was "doomed to eventually rape then murder my poor littlevictims to keep them from telling on me."And he contended that castration would be the only way to ensurehe wouldn't molest another child.Texas officials refused to pay for the surgery because it isconsidered elective.Today, a bill awaiting Gov. George W. Bush's signature wouldmake voluntary surgical castration an option for child molesters,even though some medical and legal experts say it's ill-advised.McQuay was paroled a year ago after serving six years for the1989 assault of a 7-year-old San Antonio boy. He's been jailedsince August in San Antonio after being charged with indecencywith a child in other 1989 incidents.California this year became the first state to require chemicalcastration for repeat child molesters, who also can choose tobe surgically castrated. Montana and Georgia have passed theirown chemical castration laws and other states are consideringsimilar measures.The bill introduced in the Texas Legislature by Sen. Teel Bivins,R-Amarillo, is unique in making surgery the primary option.With chemical castration, sex offenders are injected with drugsto reduce the amount of the male hormone testosterone in theirsystem. With surgical castration, the testicles are removed.Surgical castration isn't really more drastic than chemical,said Gordon Cappelletty, who directs the adult and adolescentsex offender treatment program at the California School of ProfessionalPsychology at Fresno, Calif.Both are reversible."Even with surgical castration, a person could get a doctorto prescribe synthetic testosterone or they can find it on theblack market," he said. "If a sexual offender reallywanted, there are ways around it."To reverse chemical castration, a person could end the treatments.When done by a qualified surgeon, castration is actually aroutine procedure, Cappelletty contends, like "having yourwisdom teeth pulled out."Bivins drafted his bill after reviewing European studies showingthat child molesters who are surgically castrated have a smallrate of recidivism, about 2 percent to 3 percent.Surgical castration has been used in countries like Denmark,Finland, Norway, Sweden and Germany, although Denmark has switchedto chemical castration.Cappelletty said the European studies involved a group knownas preferential pedophiles, who make up a small percentage ofthe pedophile population.A preferential pedophile prefers sexual relations with childrenand has never had an adult sexual relationship.A situational pedophile, however, has had adult sexual relationships,but will have sex with children because of drugs or alcohol, orbecause his needs are not otherwise being met."Castration for those individuals is pointless becausethose people aren't engaging in sex with children for sexual reasons,"Cappelletty said.Violent pedophiles are motivated by anger and rage, so castrationwouldn't help them, either."It certainly does work in very select cases," Cappellettysaid. "It is a very powerful tool for reducing recidivism,but it's not the cure-all. It's not the panacea that the legislaturessee it as."Bivins said he's written the bill "in a very narrow fashion"to target the pedophiles who will benefit. He argues against complaintsthat castration is cruel."Our response to that is what's more barbaric - allowingthis voluntary surgical treatment or knowing with (some) certaintythat an offender is going to molest another child?" he said."To me, the answer to that question is real simple."Bush is expected to sign the bill into law after reviewingit, said his spokeswoman, Karen Hughes.Jay Jacobson, executive director of the American Civil LibertiesUnion of Texas, says although the bill makes it clear that volunteeringfor castration wouldn't reduce a molester's sentence, it stillcould be considered coercion."Inmates might think it'll have some kind of effect ona parole board," Jacobson said.The ACLU also objects to the bill's singling out child molesters.The bill applies to convicted molesters over 21 years old.The inmate must request the operation in writing, admit his guiltand undergo psychological evaluation."Why shouldn't the Legislature make this available toanyone who feels that this is a problem, whether they have beenarrested or not, whether they have been convicted or not, if they'reso concerned about public safety?" Jacobson said.Rev. John A. Leies, director of the center for professionalethics at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, said castrationcould sometimes be justified under the beliefs of the CatholicChurch."I have problems with surgical castration, but I thinkI could accept chemical castration as a needed defense in society,"Leies said. Senda Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This StorySend the URL (Address) of This Storyto A Friend:Enter their email address below: texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local News Texas News Copyright ©1997,Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below: Search current site: Search archives for:       © 1995-2003/2004 The E.W. Scripps Co. and the Abilene Reporter-News. All Rights Reserved. Site users are subject to our User Agreement. We also have a Privacy Policy. |
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