Austrian Kept Daughter Prisoner in Cellar for 24 Years
April 28, 2008 | 9:24 am | by t-blender |Rate It:
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Police in the Lower Austrian town of Amstetten have arrested a 73 year old man who is alleged to have kept his daughter, now aged 42, locked in the cellar of his house in Amstetten since 29th August 1984.
The man, identified by police as “Josef F.”, is alleged to have started sexually abusing his daughter, named as “Elisabeth F.”, when she was eleven years old, and to have subsequently fathered seven children on her. One of the children, one of a set of twins born in 1996, died of neglect shortly after birth and the body was burned by the father. The surviving six children, three boys and three girls, are currently aged between 5 and 20 years old. Three of the children were left on Josef F.’s doorstep and subsequently raised as the adoptive children of Josef F. and his wife, Rosemarie, while the other three children were left with their mother and never saw daylight until she was discovered. Rosemarie F. is said to have been unaware of her husbands’ activities.
Police became suspicious when a 19-year-old daughter, Kerstin, was taken to hospital with a mysterious life-threatening illness, and the family’s medical records were checked. Police say that Elisabeth F. appeared to be “greatly disturbed” psychologically, and only agreed to talk after the authorities assured her that she would not have to have contact with her father, and that her children would be cared for.
The news has shocked Austria, recalling the case of Natascha Kampusch who was kidnapped aged 10, and escaped after being held in a “dungeon” for eight years in 2006.
DNA tests are to be undertaken to confirm the paternity of the children.
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He just tested for NASA how human could live under no sunlight condition for 24 years.
The truth is, he always wanted a sex slave, but couldn’t find one, so he bred one.
One thing for sure, he’s more productive than my koi.
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What is wrong with this sorry a** dude??? You don’t do this to your own flesh and blood!!! This is most definitely,the ultimate betrayal…You’re supposed to be able to trust your family…your father…OMG..Not to be abused (in any way) by him!!!! As a long time victim/survivor of sexual abuse- I feel so bad,for the daughter who had to go through this,for so long….It’s so sad,that,for so long,this young lady,(whom people thought was missing),was a prisoner!!!! (Maybe now,since authorities are aware of this horrific monster,and his crimes…The victims (may) be able to find out,that there IS life out there..and not everyone is going to betray them,like the father did!!!
HE IS ONE VERY SICK,HORRIBLE EXCUSE FOR A HUMAN BEING!!!!
@ Margaret: There may be hope for the young children, but my guess is that this daughter will be mentally unstable for the rest of her life.
Sad.