Chinese man jailed for 13 years for raping stepdaughter

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Jan 15 2016 | 9:28 PM IST
A Chinese court has sentenced a man to 13 years in jail for raping and harassing his 22-year-old stepdaughter multiple times over 10 years.
The girl committed suicide in her home in Wujiang district of Suzhou in May 2015.
The police found five suicide notes, including one claiming that her stepfather had been raping and harassing her for years, state-run Xinhua news agency reported today.
The stepfather, surnamed Zhang, was arrested and confessed to have raped the girl since 2003.
Zhang was also deprived of his political rights for two years.
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First Published: Jan 15 2016 | 9:28 PM IST

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