Father sentenced to 57 years in jail for sexually abusing daughters

Father sentenced to 57 years in jail for sexually abusing daughters

ISTANBUL

A man in the western Turkish province of Manisa has been sentenced to 57 years in jail for sexually abusing his three daughters.

The man, who was unidentified, was charged with aggravated sexual assault, child abuse and child pornography in the abuse of his daughters aged 10, 14 and 17 from 2010 to 2014, Demirören News Agency reported on Sept. 26.

The abuse was uncovered by the 17-year-old girl’s teacher, who discovered footage showing sexual abuse by the girl’s father on a flash drive she had brought to school to turn in homework.

The Turgutlu Heavy Penal Court issued a ruling bearing the heaviest possible jail sentences according to Turkish law.

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