Dad gets 8-year sentence for sexually abusing daughters (St. John's, NL, Canada)

UNNAMED DAD has been given an 8-year jail term for sexually abusing his two daughters.

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Eight-year sentence for man who sexually abused daughters
St. John's Telegram
October 30, 2009 2:02 PM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A man who sexually assaulted two of his daughters was given an eight-year jail term Friday in provincial court in St. John's.

The man, who name is banned to protect the victims — pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual assault.

Judge Greg Brown ordered the man be listed on the national sex offender registry for 20 years and that he supply a DNA sample. He's also banned from possessing firearms for 10 years.

The daughters reported the abuse to police in May. They said their father began sexually assaulting them when they were each around nine years old.

In both cases, the abuse started as touching and escalated to intercourse.

Her father often told her that if she did not have sex with him, he would "go after" and have sex with her sister, who is now 12 years old.

The judge saw that threat as a particularly aggravating factor.