(CMR) A 47-year-old Jamaican man who impregnated his teenage daughter was sentenced to six years and seven months in prison last Friday in a Jamaica court. The name of the father, who is from Westmoreland, has been withheld to protect the identity of the teen.
According to the Jamaica Observer, the father had sex with his daughter during a period when she had stayed with him. The court heard that at age 15, the girl's paternal aunt noticed that she was pregnant and asked her about it. The girl reportedly told the aunt what had happened, and a report was made to the police.
In his plea of mitigation to the court, the father expressed remorse and apologized for what he did, Jamaica Observer reported. The man reportedly told the court that he was without a woman in his life and that the incidents took place while he was under the influence of alcohol.
A DNA test confirmed that the girl's father was the father of her child.
Attorney Meyler Barrett, who represented the accused, said her client was not beyond redemption. She also told the Jamaica Observer, “The man has vowed, on his return from prison, to provide financial support as requested by the complainant and her mother.”
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