A 37-year-old man was sentenced to 14 years in jail for raping two girls younger than 14 and for other violent acts of a sexual character against them. The sentence was passed by the Ungheni Court, IPN reports.

According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, in the summer of 2016, during June-August, the culprit, who was at the home of his parents in central Moldova, sexually abused two minor girls who were related to him.

The offender denied any wrongdoing. The sentence can be challenged in the Chisinau Appeals Court within 15 days.