Man raped and got daughter pregnant twice: sentenced to 29 years in prison

A man was sentenced to 29 years in prison as the perpetrator of systematic rape of her daughter, now 19 years old, and who got pregnant twice product of abuse, Ecuador’s attorney general reported on Wednesday. The minor was locked up at home and in at least one of the pregnancies, forced her to give birth alone then gave the baby for adoption.

In a statement, the prosecutor’s office in Pedro Vicente Maldonado, a town in the Andean province of Pichincha, said that with the help of six expert testimonies, documentary evidence and the victim’s statement, it was demonstrated that Segundo Ricardo GZ “is the author of the rape perpetrated against his daughter, currently aged 19”.

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“For this crime, committed systematically, the 41-year-old man is sentenced to twenty-nine years and four months of deprivation of liberty, and to pay $ 15,000 as a comprehensive reparation to the victim and 800 unified base salaries for the administration of justice, ”the note said.

Abuses and threats

According to judicial inquiries, the sexual abuse began in 2015, when the teenager was 14 years old. The man threatened his victim to do the same with his younger sister if it recounted what had happened, the document specified.

As a result of the rapes, the victim had two pregnancies: the first at 14 and the second at 17. “The father-grandfather tore the last baby from his daughter as soon as she gave birth, without any medical help, since kept her locked in the houseAdded the prosecutor’s office.

The parent handed over the newborn to the National Directorate of the Specialized Police for Children and Adolescents (Dinapen), in July 2017. Then, He assured that he had found it on the banks of the Caoni river.

The paternity of the first baby resulting from the rapes was demonstrated by the DNA report, which showed the 99.9% compatibility. This result was imposed at the trial “by order that the accused gave to the victim, that a father be invented, so that they do not suspect him”, under the threat of attacking the younger sister.

The victim reported the events in August 2020, hoping to recover his son, however adopted by a family.

The man also raped and made his other daughter pregnant

The prosecutor’s office indicated that opened another investigation against Segundo Ricardo GZ because the victim’s younger sister, who is currently 16, has a daughter who is believed to be her own.

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The sentence took into account the aggravating circumstances provided for in article 171 of the General Organic Penal Code (COIP) concerning the fact that the victims are descendants of the aggressor, who is part of the family nucleus and who also caused pregnancies. .

According to data from organizations working to prevent violence against minors, one in four girls in Ecuador and one in six boys worldwide are victims of sexual assault, most often in their own family environment.

Every year in the Andean country, there are more than 2,000 cases of girls under the age of 14 who are forced to give birth to children as a result of rape. In April, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador decriminalized abortion in case of rape. Until now, this was only allowed if the woman’s life was in danger or the pregnancy resulted from the rape of a mentally disabled woman.