In Sumy Oblast, a father and uncle raped a child for years — Ukraine

The children told the court how the men abused them for years.

In the Sumy region, the father was sentenced to 15 years in prison, and his brother was sentenced to 12 years in prison. Men raped a minor girl for years.

This is stated in the verdict of the Shostky City District Court of the Sumy Region.

Terrible cases of rape of children

According to the court, since 2008, the man has been raising his two daughters on his own after divorcing his wife.

In the spring of 2013, the father of the daughters tried to rape his niece, but she managed to escape. The girl told adults about the incident, but they did not believe her.

Since 2016, the man began raping his own daughter, who was ill due to a mental disorder and intellectual disabilities. He threatened the child and forced her to have sexual contact when no one was at home or everyone was asleep.

2018…