Austrian father 'locked daughters in room for 41 years'

[The Northerner]

Police investigate mentally ill daughters' claims that 80-year-old father sexually abused them during decades of captivity

Austrian police are investigating claims that a man locked up his two mentally ill daughters in a small room in their home and sexually abused them for 41 years.

Officers said the 80-year-old repeatedly raped the women between 1970 and May 2011 in St Peter am Hart, near the Bavarian border. The alleged victims are now aged 53 and 45. A police official did not name either the suspect or the alleged victims.

Police confirmed they were investigating after a report in the Oberösterreichische Nachrichten newspaper.

The newspaper said the women escaped when the father was unable to get off the floor after the older daughter pushed him over when he last tried to rape her.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/25/austrian-abused-mentally-ill-daughters


While I consider the suspect's alleged actions to be reprehensible, hopefully none of us will resort to irrational knee-jerk generalizations based on a few incidents.

[Marrah_G]

1. Not quite sure I understand your last sentence

[Lars39]

2. You either didn't read the article or you intend your commentary to be flame bait.

"...based on a few incidents." :wtf:

[Rebubula]

3. OK...

...what the fuck do you mean 'a few incidents'??

Oh...do you mean generalizing Austrian men?? If so..you should be more clear.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. I'm guessing it's about generalizing Austrian men?

[Fuzz]

5. My knee jerk reaction is Oberösterreichische Nachrichten? Damn what a nutty language!

And my parents are German immigrants! ;)

[hlthe2b]

6. Heavens.. what knee jerk reaction results from something so bizarre

and horrific... These incidents are rare everywhere fortunately-- and one can only hope (pray?) they remain so... How tragic.

[seabeyond]

7. few incidents? raping 41 yrs, fathers raping, raping in general? do tell what you mean

by a few incidents.

and to find this merely..... reprehensible, says a hell of a lot.