Australia Man Charged with Rape, Incest of Own Daughter

Police in Victoria state, where the man was arrested in February, would not give any further details because of a court suppression order. File photo

Australian police have charged man, in his 60s, with rape and incest allegedly committed against his daughter over a period of 30 years.

Prosecutors will allege DNA tests prove the man is the father of his daughter's four children, the BBC reported.

Reports say the man was arrested in February after his daughter spoke to police last year. The police then apparently began their investigations, including the DNA tests.

He is reported to have lived in the Latrobe Valley, east of Melbourne, with his wife, daughter and her children.

The Herald Sun newspaper said all four children had been born in Melbourne hospitals with health problems. One died soon after birth. None of the children had a father listed on their birth certificates, the newspaper said.

Police in Victoria state, where the man was arrested in February, would not give any further details because of a court suppression order.

Australia's ABC News said the man, who has not been named, has been charged with five counts of rape, five of incest, two of indecent assault and one count of common assault.

The trial will start in November, ABC said.

The case has drawn comparisons to that of Austrian Josef Fritzl who was convicted in March of imprisoning his daughter for 24 years, repeatedly raping her and fathering seven children with her.

In California, a couple have been charged with kidnapping an 11-year-old and holding her for 18 years while the man had two children with her.

 

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