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Man jailed for 13 years for raping stepdaughter

Xinhua, January 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

A court in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for raping and harassing his stepdaughter multiple times over 10 years on Thursday.

The 22-year-old girl committed suicide in her home in Wujiang District of Suzhou in May 2015.

The police found five suicide notes, including one claiming that her stepfather had been raping and harassing her for years.

The stepfather, surnamed Zhang, was arrested and confessed to having raped the girl since 2003.

Zhang was also deprived of his political rights for two years. Endi