Man gets 42-year jail term in Thailand for repeated rape

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Press Trust of India Bangkok
Last Updated : Feb 28 2013 | 4:20 PM IST
A man has been sentenced to 42 years in prison by a Thai court here for the repeated rape of his 12-year-old stepdaughter.
H Yodsook, 40, was convicted on 12 counts, receiving a sentence of seven years on each, for a total of 84 years.
As he had pleaded guilty his sentence was halved to a total of 42 years. The terms are cumulative, Bangkok Post reported.
The report said that the man had forced the girl to have sex when the child's mother was out on work and threatened her not to tell anyone.
The mother later found out and pressed charges against her husband.
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First Published: Feb 28 2013 | 4:20 PM IST

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