A 54-year-old Springfield man will be surgically castrated as part of his sentence for raping a 14-year-old girl. Glenn Sullivan was also ordered to serve 50 years in prison.
Livingston Parish Assistant DA Brad Cascio is pleased with the sentencing after Sullivan plead guilty to four counts of second-degree rape.
“In my mind it definitely meets what he did. He had repeatedly raped this young woman and actually impregnated her at the age of 14. He made her keep it a secret and this girl has to live with that for the rest of her life,” said Cascio.
A DNA test confirmed he was the father.
Cascio said because sentencing laws can change, prosecutors are pleased that physical castration is part of his punishment.
“As of right now is this guy going to ever get out, I don’t know. But in the future if something were to change and he somehow can parole out early, I want to make sure that we’ve done everything we can, with our ability, in our office to make sure he never does this again,” said Cascio.
Judges are given discretion in rape cases to order chemical castration as a punishment and Cascio said because of the horrific nature of Sullivan’s case, physical castration was ordered, which he believes is a first for the 21st Judicial District.
Cascio said he admires the bravery it took for the victim to come forward despite being threatened not to.
“Not only to come forward and to report it but then to see it through. To continue to meet with our office, to make sure that she had contact with us and that the case was actually prosecuted to the end,” said Cascio.
Cascio said sadly so many of these types of cases go unreported.
