“the legislation seeks to give the worst punishment for crimes against the state's most vulnerable population

“This cynical crime against an officer is deeply disturbing

“Most of those kinds of crimes are by people that the child knows, and you’re asking a child to then testify against a relative and try to get them executed

“To see on video what he did to this baby, what a grown man could do to a child, it's shocking, it's horrible, it's disgusting

“Actions by those who carried out this horrific act of terror meant to intimidate and harass this family are disgusting. No excuse for such thuggish behavior

“It's just a level of evil.

“This was a profound betrayal by someone who was loved and trusted by the very people he is accused of killing

“The serious pending UK charges involving human trafficking and violent rapes and assaults against multiple victims, along with allegations in Romania that the Tates attempted to intimidate witnesses, present a clear public safety concern