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Aswad Ayinde, Music Video Director Charged as Incest Dad

By Joseph Steinherz on  From rudistettner.com
The story seems like America's answer to the infamous Josef Fritzl case, in which an Austrian man imprisoned his daughter and fathered six children by her. America's answer to the Fritzl story is even more bizarre. Aswad Ayinde, 51, is accused of raping five of his daughters repeatedly over a five year period and impregnating three of them. A total of six children survived this series of crimes, which spanned a period of about 20 years and ended in 2002. The judge in the case has recently...Read Full Story

Fritzl lawyer lists 'extenuating circumstances'

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Josef Fritzl's psychological abnormalities should be regarded as extenuating circumstances in any sentence handed down at his trial in Austria, his lawyer said on Thursday. "Extenuating circumstances must be taken into consideration," Rudolf Mayer told jurors in his closing statement on the final day of the trial. "Regarding the charge of murder, I don't believe it was," Mayer said. "My client was responsible for his actions, but his personality has psychological abnormalities. He didn't...Read Full Story

Fritzl jury withdraws to consider verdict

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The eight jurors in the trial of Josef Fritzl withdrew Thursday to decide whether the 73-year-old was guilty as charged of murder, incest, rape, sequestration, grievous assault and enslavement. Earlier, the prosecution called for a "maximum" sentence -- which is life in the case of murder -- for the 73-year-old, who has confessed to all charges. His lawyer, Rudolf Mayer, argued that the defendant "didn't choose to the way he is" and that Fritzl's inbuilt psychological abnormalities should be...Read Full Story

Italy's Version Of Josef Fritzl Arrested

By Janet on  From dontletthemhurtourchildren.blogspot.com
A man who allegedly kept his daughter locked up for 25 years and raped her repeatedly together with his son has been arrested by Italian police. The apartment where the family lived The case has sent shock waves across the country and has already been dubbed Italy's version of the Josef Fritzl case. Prosecutors said the 64-year-old also ''groomed'' his son to abuse his sister and to subject his own young children to horrific sex acts. He has been named in the Italian media as Michele Mongelli...Read Full Story

The Josef Fritzl case: And I thought the English Criminal Justice System was a joke

By Boatang and Demetriou on  From boatangdemetriou.com
Am I the only person in the entire world to have noticed something very wrong about the Fritzl case, other than the detail of the charges for which the defendant was found guilty earlier today? The press has started to dissect the case and analyse it - which is important, and not all of the discussion misses the point. This is a good Times piece which looks at the issues concerning Fritzl's ability to evade the law over the course of several decades, during which he was obviously on the...Read Full Story
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