{"id":303058,"date":"2023-12-08T10:42:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=303058"},"modified":"2023-12-08T09:36:50","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T15:36:50","slug":"canadian-man-raped-daughter-abortion-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/canadian-man-raped-daughter-abortion-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian man raped daughter for years and used abortion to cover his crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man in Alberta, Canada, is standing trial after raping his daughter for years and using abortion to cover up his crimes.<\/p>\n

The Calgary Herald reported<\/a> that the 51-year-old man \u2014 who is not being named to protect the identity of the victim \u2014 began raping her in 2007, when she was 13 years old. In 2008, when she was 15, she got pregnant, and he coerced her to get an abortion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe accused groomed (his daughter) throughout the time of their sexual interactions and would treat (her) as if they were in a consensual sexual relationship,\u201d Crown Prosecutor Kaitlyn Perrin said. \u201cThe accused threatened to harm himself, or commit suicide, if (she) attempted to stop the sexual interactions or end the sexual relationship between them.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also never took any precautions to avoid pregnancy. \u201cIn November of 2008 (she) became pregnant with the accused\u2019s child,\u201d Perrin said. \u201cThe accused took (her) to a health clinic for her to have an abortion in November of 2008. (She) was 15 years old at the time of this abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oddly, the man in question faced only one criminal charge: incest, to which he pled guilty. And in their reporting, the Calgary Herald never once referred to the child as being a victim of rape<\/em>.<\/p>\n