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Fritzl Gets Life Sentence

Incest dad found guilty on all charges

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(Newser) – Austrian incest dad Josef Fritzl has been found guilty on all charges and sentenced to life in a secure psychiatric facility, the BBC reports. Jurors found Fritzl guilty on charges that included rape, incest, murder, and enslavement after he locked his daughter in a cellar for 24 years, raped her more than 3000 times, and fathered her seven children. Fritzl said he wouldn’t appeal. A court doctor recommended he be kept in the psychiatric facility.

Journalists wait in a media tent in front of the provincial court in St. Poelten, Austria, today.
Journalists wait in a media tent in front of the provincial court in St. Poelten, Austria, today.   (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
Prosecutor Christiane Burkheiser prepares for the fourth day of the trial of Josef Fritzl at the provincial courthouse in St. Poelten, Austria, today.
Prosecutor Christiane Burkheiser prepares for the fourth day of the trial of Josef Fritzl at the provincial courthouse in St. Poelten, Austria, today.   (AP Photo/Robert Jaeger)
Defense attorney Rudolf Mayer prepares prior to the start of the fourth day of the trial at the provincial courthouse in St. Poelten, Austria, today.
Defense attorney Rudolf Mayer prepares prior to the start of the fourth day of the trial at the provincial courthouse in St. Poelten, Austria, today.   (AP Photo/Robert Jaeger)
Judges Helmut Weichhart and Andrea Humer, from left, are seen prior to the start of the fourth day of the trial of Josef Fritzl.
Judges Helmut Weichhart and Andrea Humer, from left, are seen prior to the start of the fourth day of the trial of Josef Fritzl.   (AP Photo/Robert Jaeger)
Defendant Josef Fritzl, center, is escorted to the fourth day of his trial in the provincial courthouse in St. Poelten, Austria, today.
Defendant Josef Fritzl, center, is escorted to the fourth day of his trial in the provincial courthouse in St. Poelten, Austria, today.   (AP Photo/Robert Jaeger)
Defendant Josef Fritzl, center, is escorted in the provincial courthouse, in St. Poelten, Austria, today.
Defendant Josef Fritzl, center, is escorted in the provincial courthouse, in St. Poelten, Austria, today.   (AP Photo/Robert Jaeger)
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Lula
Mar 19, 09 9:20 AM CDT
That's good. He should have to suffer the rest of his life. Reply
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Doctor_Zaius
Mar 19, 09 9:50 AM CDT
A hospital? they should throw him in a hole and fill it in. Reply
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sache
Mar 19, 09 9:53 AM CDT
He will never suffer enough for the pain he inflicted. Reply
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cornelison
Mar 19, 09 5:07 PM CDT
He's been let off easy for torturing Elisabeth and her children. What scares me is that for every bunker sex slave story we hear, how many are we not aware of? Any hope of those victims surviving their horrific captivity is now nil. The other monsters now see what happens when people find out. Reply
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sjamms
Aug 29, 09 3:37 PM CDT
24 years to devise an escape plan, and no result? Reply
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