Foreign sex offenders to be castrated in Moldova

AP

Wednesday 07 March 2012

Foreigners convicted of sexually abusing children in Moldova will be mandatorily castrated.

A new law, which comes into force on 1 July, states that foreigners and Moldovans found guilty of paedophilia will be chemically castrated. Parliament heard the nation was being targeted by paedophiles from the West.

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