The Sheffield incest case concerns the conviction in November in Sheffield Crown Court of a year-old English man who, undetected over a period of 25 years, committed repeated rapes of his two daughters and fathered seven surviving children with them. Apparently unrepentant, he received 25 concurrent life sentences and is required to serve a minimum of fourteen and a half years in prison. His original sentence was life with a minimum period of 19 years 6 months, but this was overturned on appeal having been ruled excessive. After this and a similar incest case in Swindon in , independent inquiries were set up to examine the way in which the case was dealt with by local authorities, the medical profession, and child help agencies. The defendant in the case was referred to as the "British Fritzl", [1] "The Gaffer" a name he called himself , [2] or "Mr. He was responsible for bringing about many pregnancies with his two daughters from the early s until his arrest in
The Stepfather is a American horror film and a remake of the thriller film of the same title. The films are loosely based on the crimes of mass murderer John List. He shaves off his beard, dyes his hair, and removes his brown contact lenses. He goes downstairs with his luggage and makes himself peanut butter toast and coffee. As he leaves the house, the camera reveals the bodies of his wife and her three children.
Jewish views on incest deal with the sexual relationships which are prohibited by Judaism and rabbinic authorities on account of a close family relationship that exists between persons. Such prohibited relationships are commonly referred to as incest or incestuous, though that term does not appear in the biblical and rabbinic sources. The term mostly used by rabbinic sources is " forbidden relationships in Judaism. The Hebrew Bible sets out several lists of relationships sexual relations between which are forbidden. Two lists appear in the Book of Leviticus and one list appears in the Book of Deuteronomy.
In the United States , the legality of incest varies widely between jurisdictions regarding both the definition of the offense and penalties for its commission. In all but two states and the special case of Ohio, which "targets only parental figures" , [1] incest is criminalized between consenting adults. In New Jersey and Rhode Island, incest between consenting adults 16 or over for Rhode Island, 18 or over for New Jersey is not a criminal offense, though marriage is not allowed in either state. New Jersey also increases the severity of underage sex offenses by a degree if they are also incestuous, and criminalizes incest with year olds the normal age of consent in New Jersey is