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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 counts of indecent assault on his daughter and one count of taking an indecent picture of her. | |
Passing sentence at Hull Crown Court, Judge David Tremberg said his actions were a "gross breach of trust". | |
Alexander's daughter waived her right to anonymity during the trial. | |
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. |
In passing sentence, Mr Tremberg 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." |