Increasing fines for first degree sexual assault

Summary

The bill changes West Virginia law so that any person 18 or older who commits first‑degree sexual assault against a victim younger than 12 must receive a life sentence without parole, unless a jury or court recommends mercy after 15 years. It also raises the minimum and maximum fines for first‑degree sexual assault and for that specific child‑victim case. The goal is to impose harsher penalties for the most serious child sexual assaults.

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