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The judge said he wasn't a flight risk. A month later, he killed a child.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is calling on the Florida House to impeach Leon County Judge Tiffany Baker-Carper after her decision to release a convicted sex offender led to the death of a 5-year-old girl. Daniel Spencer was found guilty in April 2025 of traveling to meet a minor for sex. Despite prosecutors urging detention, Baker-Carper released him on bond pending sentencing. One month later, Spencer and the girl's mother killed his stepdaughter Melissa "Missy" Mogle. She died from asphyxiation after prolonged abuse. Both are charged with second-degree murder. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.
DeSantis signed "Missy's Law" on March 31, 2026, requiring judges to immediately hold convicted dangerous offenders in custody pending sentencing. He then called on the House to impeach the judge. Florida Attorney General Uthmeier formally requested impeachment proceedings the same day.
It takes a two-thirds vote in the Florida House to impeach. DeSantis says the votes are there.

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