CRIME/PUNISHMENT: Provides mandatory minimum sentences for persons who aid and abet a defendant convicted of certain sex offenses involving juveniles. (8/1/26) (OR SEE FISC NOTE GF EX)

SB 86 would require mandatory minimum sentences for individuals who help or support others committing specific sex offenses against minors. It specifically targets people who aid or abet crimes like molestation of juveniles (under R.S. 14:81.2) or aggravated crime against nature (under R.S. 14:89.1), imposing half the mandatory sentence for the principal offender on these abettors. The bill directly affects those who assist in these offenses, not just the primary perpetrators. Currently pending before Louisiana's Judiciary Committee, it aims to strengthen penalties for secondary involvement in crimes against children.