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Australia - Source: ONE News -
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A man accused of fathering four children with his own daughter
has pleaded guilty to 13 charges including incest.
The man, aged in his 60s, is accused of repeatedly raping his
daughter over three decades since the 1970s, starting when she was
aged 11.
Appearing in the Victorian County Court via videolink on Friday,
the man - who cannot be named for legal reasons - pleaded guilty to
10 counts of incest, two of indecently assaulting a girl under 16
and one of common law assault.
He has been in custody since he was charged in Morwell, in
Victoria's south-east, in February, and is due to appear in the
same court for a pre-sentence hearing in February next
year.
Victorian authorities have faced questions about what they knew
about the alleged 30 years of abuse.
In September, Community Services Minister Lisa Neville resisted
calls for her resignation after the case became public.
Neville admitted she and the Department of Human Services (DHS)
secretary Fran Thorn knew nothing about it even though the alleged
victim was cared for by authorities for some time.
Neville directed Child Safety Commissioner Bernie Geary to
investigate the case and what involvement the police, DHS, health
professionals and other agencies had had with the family during the
three decades.
The incest story broke shortly after the release of a damning
report from Ombudsman George Brouwer, who raised serious questions
about the department's capacity to protect children.
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