"Unconstitutional" - Thanks to an abominable decision by Justice Anthony Kennedy...
Child rapists can't be executed, Supreme Court rules
Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the majority opinion that execution in this case would violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment, citing "evolving standards of decency" in the United States.
Douchebag!
“Death penalty for rape or murder of a child.”
The State of Louisiana used to have that provision. Rape of a child was a capitol offense. That provision of the statute was struck down, of course, by that font of wisdom and virtue:
The Supreme Court of the United States.