A father was arrested
Wednesday for allegedly abusing his 13-year-old daughter while
his wife sometimes took part for a year.
The mother was also arrested, at Alcamo near Trapani in
Sicily.
The father has reportedly admitted forcing his daughter to
have sex with him, and threatening her not to tell anyone,
judicial sources said.
The girl, after months and months of being raped, one evening
broke down and confides in some relatives and friends who called
the police, sources said.
This spurred the man, who realised that the story was about
to get out, to report to a police station, sources said.
After quizzing the couple's two other children, police
managed to piece together what had been happening, judicial
sources said.
The girl was interviewed in the presence of a psychologist
and confirmed everything, they said.
The father was taken to Trapanai's San Giuliano Prison while
the wife was taken to Pagliarelli Prison in Palermo.
The couple tried to defend themselves by saying the sex was
consensual, police said.
Police said the sexual violence took place in "a milieu of
deep social degradation".
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