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Kentucky | Jayden’s Law would expand child abuse penalties, create homicide charge

SB 134 would expand enhanced penalties for child abuse to all victims under 18 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky lawmakers are discussing tougher penalties for people who abuse children. The bill — Jayden’s Law — comes after the death of 10-year-old Jayden Spicer from Breathitt County. Spicer was was reported missing in August and after nearly a weeklong search, his body was found. State Senator Brandon Smith, R - Hazard, remembers the search.