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Ex-police chief guilty of incest Ex-police chief guilty of incest
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A former chief superintendent of Humberside Police has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of raping his daughter.A former chief superintendent of Humberside Police has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of raping his daughter.
Alec Alexander, 61, was also found guilty of two offences of indecent assault on his daughter and one count of taking an indecent picture of her. Alec Alexander, 61, was also found guilty of two counts of indecent assault on his daughter and one count of taking an indecent picture of her.
A judge at Hull Crown Court said his actions were a "gross breach of trust". Passing sentence at Hull Crown Court, Judge David Tremberg said his actions were a "gross breach of trust".
Alexander had previously admitted 17 offences of taking, possessing and distributing indecent images. Alexander's daughter waived her right to anonymity during the trial.
The former police chief raped his daughter - who waived her right to anonymity during his trial - in 1992. He was cleared of one count of attempted assault.
Incest 'obsession'Incest 'obsession'
Alexander had previously admitted 17 offences of taking, possessing and distributing indecent images during a hearing in April.
The jury heard Alexander first sexually assaulted his daughter when she was seven years old.
The former police chief raped his daughter in 1992 when she was aged 17.
Alexander was a divisional commander at Humberside Police at the time and had reached the position of chief superintendent before his retirement in 2000 after 30 years of service.Alexander was a divisional commander at Humberside Police at the time and had reached the position of chief superintendent before his retirement in 2000 after 30 years of service.
He was cleared of one count of attempted assault during the case. In passing sentence, Mr Tremberg said: "You are an intelligent man. You were a senior police officer.
In passing sentence, the judge said: "You are an intelligent man. You were a senior police officer.
"You were no doubt thoroughly familiar with the sort of harm this type of offence could inflict."You were no doubt thoroughly familiar with the sort of harm this type of offence could inflict.
"You had an obsession of sexually offending against girls with a particular propensity towards incest.""You had an obsession of sexually offending against girls with a particular propensity towards incest."