Salzburg: Ten years imprisonment for abuse of stepdaughter
A 51-year-old was confronted with massive allegations on Monday during a trial at the Salzburg Regional Court. The Salzburg resident is said to have sexually abused his stepdaughter from the age of twelve for almost seven years and raped her several times. He is also said to have taken photos of the attacks. The accused who confessed was sentenced to ten years of unconditional imprisonment. The now 19-year-old victim suffers from a post-traumatic stress disorder.
The judgment of the lay judge’s senate is not final. Neither the public prosecutor nor the procedural assistant made a statement. The threat of punishment for the previously innocent man was five to 15 years in prison.
Victim was “trained”
The accused is said to have trained the daughter of his then partner on what he wanted, said the prosecutor. After a certain point in time, violence was no longer necessary. The case whipped up after the person concerned had told an Internet friend from Sweden about it and he was able to convince her to report the person from Salzburg.
When the presiding judge asked whether he had confessed, the defendant nodded. Then he apologized for his behavior. He is terribly sorry, he can no longer do it well, and he doesn’t know why that happened. “I want to sincerely apologize.”
Photos and videos taken of assaults
According to the indictment, the first violent sexual assaults occurred between November 2014 and November 2015. The number of attacks during this period was two to three times a week. Although the child also tried to push him away, from November 2015 to June 2021 he is said to have repeatedly engaged in sexual intercourse and similar acts, including taking photos and videos.
The scene of the crime is said to have been an apartment in Tennengau, where the Salzburger lives with his partner. While the woman worked away twice a week in the evening, the man had to look after her last daughter, who was always the public prosecutor. As early as 2009, when the girl was seven years old, he is said to have made recordings of her genitals and then also played strip poker with her.
Long list of allegations
The range of offenses accused is long: sexual and serious sexual abuse of minors, rape, sexual coercion, pornographic depictions of minors, violation of sexual self-determination and abuse of a relationship of authority.
The trial assistant said at the beginning of the hearing that the defendant pleaded guilty. There is nothing nice to talk about either. The man suffered from feelings of inferiority, had a difficult childhood and was beaten every day. Later, in his job, he was bullied.
30,000 euros in compensation for pain and suffering
According to an expert opinion, the victim suffers from anxiety disorders and obsessive-compulsive symptoms. “It is emotionally destroyed,” said victim lawyer Stefan Rieder. He demanded a partial compensation of 40,000 euros for the martyrdom he had suffered. The court awarded the girl 30,000 euros.