Girl’s father and brother sentenced for sexual abuse.

A court in Brno has sentenced a man and his stepson to five and a half and six years, respectively, for the long-term sexual abuse of his daughter. The victim, who is now 19, had been sexually abused since the age of six by her stepbrother, who is ten years older. The court heard that molestation by the father, who had been fully aware of the situation, began when his stepson moved away to college, and continued until the girl herself moved out. Neither a gynaecologist nor a councillor to whom the victim turned for help believed her, however, and it was not until a friend intervened that police were contacted. The court gave the two men minimum sentences on the grounds that the abuse did not involve intercourse.