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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
WTF?

Found this article at the forum, so WTF, right?

Source: http://www.playpark.net/forums/viewthread/8180/P0/

T. POELTEN, Austria (CNN) —Austrian Josef Fritzl has been jailed for life after he was convicted of all charges he faced, including murder, incest, rape, enslavement and false imprisonment of his daughter whom he imprisoned in an underground dungeon for 24 years.

Fritzl, dressed in a gray suit, blue shirt and dark tie, stared blankly ahead and showed no emotion as the jury went through each of the six charges, juror by juror. Their verdict was unanimous.

Fritzl, 73, had pleaded guilty Wednesday to all six charges he faced. The prosecutor, Christiane Burkheiser, had urged the jury Thursday to return a murder conviction. She called Fritzl’s admission of guilt a ploy.

“This was not a confession by the accused. It was a change in strategy,“ she told the court. Read blog on how Austria is reacting.

Eva Plaz, the lawyer for Elisabeth Fritzl, told the court her client also wanted a murder conviction.

Elisabeth Fritzl, who has been shielded from the public since the case came to light last year, was in the courtroom on Tuesday, the second day of the trial. Josef Fritzl’s lawyer, Rudolf Mayer, mentioned her appearance when he spoke in court Thursday.

The charges Fritzl faced were:

- Murder: The infant who died in 1996 died from a lack of medical care, the state prosecutor said. The charge carries a sentence of life in prison.

- Involvement in slave trade: From 1984 until 2008, prosecutors allege, Fritzl held his daughter, Elisabeth, captive in a dungeon, abused her sexually and treated her as if she were his personal property—in a situation similar to slavery. If he is convicted, the sentence could range from 10 to 20 years in prison.

- Rape: Between August 30, 1984, and June 30, 1989, Fritzl “regularly sexually abused Elisabeth,“ according to the prosecutor. The sentence could be from five to 15 years in prison.

- Incest: Parallel to the rape charge. It carries a sentence of up to one year.
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- Withdrawal of liberty: Three of the children Fritzl had with Elisabeth were illegally held captive in a dungeon with no daylight or fresh air, according to prosecutors. That charge carries a sentence of one to 10 years.

- Assault: Between August 28, 1984, and April 26, 2006, Fritzl repeatedly threatened Elisabeth and their three children with gas and booby traps as warnings in case they tried to escape, authorities allege. The sentence would range from six months to five years.

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