Their only reprieve came after they had just given birth or when they were ill because of the abuse. The UK's Press Association reported that the rapes began in 1981 with daily attacks and that for long periods, they would be raped up to three times a week, and the assaults would continue through pregnancies. When Childline could not make that guarantee, the daughter did nothing more to raise her plight. It emerged that in 1998 one daughter rang Childline, a charity to help abused kids, and asked for assurances about being able to keep her children if she came forward. The daughters first told police about their ordeal in June, but the abuse dated to 1981. Now we need to ensure continuing support for those who have suffered as a result of his actions." "As far as the sentence goes, we are satisfied that this offender has received the strongest possible punishment for his heinous crimes.
We will continue to offer them our full support to try and help them get on with their lives. is for those who have been so badly affected: the victims who have suffered a terrible ordeal. Speaking for the police, Torr added, "The main concern. The suffering he has caused will continue for many years, and we must now concentrate our thoughts on finding the strength to rebuild our lives.' " South Yorkshire Police Chief Superintendent Simon Torr said, "The victims of these terrible crimes have asked me to state the following: 'His detention in prison brings us only the knowledge that he cannot physically touch us again.
The judge said the minimum term the 56-year-old rapist should serve in jail should be 19½ years. 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. Seven of the children are alive but suffer genetic deformities.
The two daughters were made pregnant 19 times there were nine births, five miscarriages and five terminations. (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.