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British Father Rapes Daughters Over 27 Years

By Corey Rayburnyung

A British man has been accused of raping two of his daughters over 27 years, resulting in nineteen pregnancies and nine births.  The case appears similar to an Austrian case, which was previously discussed here. From CNN:A British man was jailed Tuesday for raping two of his daughters and fathering nine children over 27 years, a case with echoes of Austria's Josef Fritzl. The two daughters were made pregnant 19 times; there were nine births, five miscarriages and five terminations. Seven of the children are alive but suffer genetic deformities. The father, who cannot be named for legal reasons banning the identification of his victims and the surviving children, pleaded guilty Tuesday at Sheffield Crown Court, northern England, and was sentenced to serve 25 life sentences to run concurrently...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on December 03, 2008 (boomark / email).