Idaho lawmakers pass a bill making sexual assault of a minor punishable by death; governor signs another bill making firing squad primary execution method. - De..

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill last Wednesday making the sexual abuse of a child under the age of 12 a capital offense. With a stroke of the pen, Idaho joins Florida and Tennessee, which expanded their death penalty statutes to include sexual abuse of a child in 2023 and 2024, respectively, as..