Convicted child rapist to be chemically castrated in Louisiana

Ryan Clark, 34, pleaded guilty to second-degree rape, molestation of a juvenile under 13, and sexual battery on March 1.

Chemical castration was made legal in Louisiana in 2008 as a sentencing for those found guilty of certain crimes.

The process involves injections of medroxyprogesterone acetate — a drug that suppresses a man’s sex drive by depleting testosterone levels.