Man jailed for 42 years for raping stepdaughter | Bangkok Post: news

News > Crimes

Man gets 42 years for raping child

The Criminal Court on Wednesday sentenced a man to prison for 42 years for the repeated rape of his 12-year-old stepdaughter, reports said.

Haengcharoen Yodsook, 40, was convicted on 12 counts, receiving seven years on each, for a total of 84 years.  Because he pleaded guilty his sentence was halved to a total of 42 years. The terms are cumulative

In March 2011, he forced the girl to have sex with him inside an apartment unit on several occasions while the child's mother was out working. He also threatened the girl, warning her not to tell anyone.

This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.

Your comments

Reply

Sign in once and access every part of the website at your convenience!

Please log in to our Bangkokpost.com community to post your comment.
You can sign in to the community by clicking here.

If you are not part of the community yet, please sign up here. By being part of this community you will get all these privileges.