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Criminal

May 2, 2000

Sexual-Predator Law Causes Offenders to Seek Castration

It was no ordinary day in law and motion. William Charles Thiel filed a petition for surgical asexualization - a euphemism for castration. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Harold E. Shabo turned down Thiel's request before finding Oct. 27 that the convicted child molester must stand trial to determine whether he is dangerous enough to be designated a sexually violent predator.

By Michael Jonathan Grinfeld
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        It was no ordinary day in law and motion. William Charles Thiel filed a petition for surgical asexualization - a euphemism for castration.
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