PARIS (Reuters) - A French man charged with raping a boy after being imprisoned for two other child rape cases has written to President Nicolas Sarkozy asking to be castrated, fuelling a public debate about how to punish sex offenders.
France is considering forcing some sex offenders to undergo chemical castration, but the physical castration the man asked for is banned, French media reported on Saturday.
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