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| Father's rape abuse on daughters | Father's rape abuse on daughters |
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| A father repeatedly raped his two daughters during a campaign of abuse which resulted in 19 pregnancies, a court has heard. | |
| The 56-year-old, of Sheffield, had earlier pleaded guilty to 25 rapes and four indecent assaults. | The 56-year-old, of Sheffield, had earlier pleaded guilty to 25 rapes and four indecent assaults. |
| The attacks led to nine children being born, two of whom died. The other 10 pregnancies were miscarried or aborted. | |
| Sheffield Crown Court was told he "took pleasure" in knowing the harm he was doing to his daughters. | Sheffield Crown Court was told he "took pleasure" in knowing the harm he was doing to his daughters. |
| The court heard that the father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, threatened them with a "real hiding" if they refused to have sex with him. | The court heard that the father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, threatened them with a "real hiding" if they refused to have sex with him. |
| Nicholas Campbell QC said: "All the defendant's children spoke of his domination over their family life. He was tall and strongly built." | |
| Mr Campbell said the father "liked to think that he was the hard man". | |
| He added: "All the family were frightened of him. When they heard his car pulling up outside the house, the children and their mother ran to their respective rooms." | |
| He will be sentenced later. | He will be sentenced later. |