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Man gets 17 years for raping daughter

By Lim Jeong-yeo

Published : Oct. 19, 2016 - 16:56

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A man who raped his underage daughter for more than six years was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Wednesday. 

Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Court (Yonhap) Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Court (Yonhap)

The Wonju Branch of Chuncheon District Court said the 41-year-old convict had raped and sexually abused his underage daughter for a six-year period from 2009, when she was 7 years old.

The victim, currently 14 years old, is undergoing treatment at a local children’s welfare center.

By Lim Jeong-yeo (kaylalim@heraldcorp.com)