The Lake County, Florida State Attorney’s office on Thursday announced they will seek the death penalty under the Sunshine State’s new enhanced capital punishment laws in the case of registered Republican voter Joe Giampa, indicted this week on six counts of sexual battery upon a person under 12 years old and three counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child after he was found to be in possession of a video of himself in the act with a young girl, Fox 35 Orlando reports.

“The decision to pursue the highest penalty reflects the gravity of the charges and the State Attorney’s Office’s dedication to holding criminals accountable for their actions. The State Attorney’s Office acknowledges the sensitivity of this matter and the impact it has on the community. Our commitment to ensuring justice and protecting the vulnerable remains unwavering,” the office said in a statement. Giampa’s case is believed to be the first in modern history in which Florida prosecutors will try to execute a defendant convicted of anything other than murder after heels-wearing Governor Ron DeSantis, whom Giampa in all likelihood voted for in 2018 and 2022, in May signed a bill allowing the death penalty to be imposed for some sexual crimes against children.

The bar for getting a jury to sign off on it is now lower too as DeSantis in April signed a law lowering the unanimous death penalty requirement to an 8-4 majority in response to 2018 Parkland high school massacre MAGA terrorist Nikolas Cruz being spared the gurney by one or two holdouts.