A man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for sexually abusing his partner’s 5-year-old daughter. The girl’s mother was sentenced to one year in prison because she knew what was happening but did not intervene to stop the abuse, according to IPN.
According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, between October 2023 and February 2024, the 31-year-old defendant committed sexual acts against the child. Additionally, the woman who was aware of what had happened was charged with endangerment.
The abuse was discovered by the girl’s biological father, who noticed bruises on her body after picking her up from preschool. The girl later told him about the abuse she had suffered.
Both defendants pleaded not guilty.