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A man has been convicted of fathering two children by his daughter while subjecting his family to years of sexual abuse. | A man has been convicted of fathering two children by his daughter while subjecting his family to years of sexual abuse. |
The 72-year-old, who cannot be named, abused his three daughters in Dundee and Fife between 1976 and 1993. | The 72-year-old, who cannot be named, abused his three daughters in Dundee and Fife between 1976 and 1993. |
A High Court of Edinburgh jury found him guilty of repeatedly raping two daughters and using lewd and libidinous behaviour towards his third daughter. | A High Court of Edinburgh jury found him guilty of repeatedly raping two daughters and using lewd and libidinous behaviour towards his third daughter. |
He has been remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced next month. | He has been remanded in custody and is due to be sentenced next month. |
A jury of seven men and eight women were told how the systematic rape of the eldest daughter began in 1979, when the girl was 12 years old. | A jury of seven men and eight women were told how the systematic rape of the eldest daughter began in 1979, when the girl was 12 years old. |
Her ordeal lasted until she was 26 years old. | Her ordeal lasted until she was 26 years old. |
The woman, now aged 42, gave birth to a girl when she was 17, and six years later had a second child by her father. | The woman, now aged 42, gave birth to a girl when she was 17, and six years later had a second child by her father. |
The man had also begun raping a younger daughter when she was eight years old, until she was 16. | The man had also begun raping a younger daughter when she was eight years old, until she was 16. |
He was also convicted of using lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a third daughter at an address in Dundee on repeated occasions between 1979 and 1982. | He was also convicted of using lewd and libidinous behaviour towards a third daughter at an address in Dundee on repeated occasions between 1979 and 1982. |
He was brought to justice after his now-adult victims contacted the police and he was convicted after a week-long trial. | He was brought to justice after his now-adult victims contacted the police and he was convicted after a week-long trial. |
His wife had also been accused of abusing the girls but her not guilty pleas were accepted by the Crown. | His wife had also been accused of abusing the girls but her not guilty pleas were accepted by the Crown. |
Defence advocate Jonathan Crowe said the man, a first offender, was expecting "a lengthy sentence" and wanted bail to sort out personal matters. | Defence advocate Jonathan Crowe said the man, a first offender, was expecting "a lengthy sentence" and wanted bail to sort out personal matters. |
The judge, Lady Clark, refused the motion, adding: "You have been convicted of very serious offences." | The judge, Lady Clark, refused the motion, adding: "You have been convicted of very serious offences." |
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