A serial child rapist in Louisiana has been sentenced to surgical and chemical castration after pleading guilty to the attempted rape of a 7-year-old girl, according to authorities and reports.
Thomas Allen McCartney, a “Tier Three” sex offender with a long rap sheet of child sex abuse, accepted the punishment on Tuesday as a part of a plea deal for attempted first-degree rape of a child under the age of 13, Fox 12 reported.
McCartney, 37, agreed to the surgical and chemical castration and will also serve 40 years in prison under the plea deal, the outlet said.
The plea follows a disturbing incident in February 2023 when a mother caught McCartney in the act of sexually abusing her daughter, KPLC reported.
McCartney brandished a firearm to escape the scene and fled across state lines. He was later captured at a Houston hotel and extradited back to Louisiana, according to the outlet.