WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Thomas Allen McCartney, 37, classified a 'Tier Three' offender and considered one of Louisiana's worst child predators, has agreed to undergo surgical castration McCartney, 37, was caught trying to rape a seven-year-old girl in 2023 (Image: Vernon Parish Sherriff's Office)

A serial paedophile who tried to rape a seven-year-old girl has agree to be surgically castrated as part of a first of its kind plea deal . Thomas Allen McCartney, 37, is classified a 'Tier Three' offender and is considered one of Louisiana's worst child predators.

He has agreed to both physical and chemical castration in exchange for a reduced prison sentence of 40 years. Louisiana is the only US state to allow surgical castration as a penalty for sexual offences and McCartney i

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