Dad sentenced to 7.5-yrs for ‘harrowing’ child abuse
On October - 9 - 2010
A father who subjected his two daughters to cruel sexual and physical abuse has been jailed for seven and a half years. A judge yesterday described the 56-year-old’s treatment of his children at their home in Leeds as “truly harrowing”. Leeds Crown Court heard he subjected his eldest daughter to systematic abuse from the age of 12 and his youngest from the age of 14. Their ordeals ended when they escaped their father when they reached 16. The abuse came to light when his youngest daughter, now in her 30s, contacted police.
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By the time you finish reading this, 15 children will have been abused; In the next five minutes, 30 more; Within the next hour, 360 more; And by tonight, close to 8,000+ children will have suffered from abuse, 5 of which will die. Child abuse has increased 134% since 1980 and is now considered a worldwide epidemic. The high jump in child abuse deaths and the shocking increase in statistics highlights the frightening lack of public knowledge.
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