Austrian Man Who Raped His Captive Daughter Over 24 Years Can Be Moved to Regular Prison

Austrian Man Who Raped His Captive Daughter Over 24 Years Can Be Moved to Regular Prison
Defendant Josef Fritzl (C) is escorted to the fourth day of his trial in the provincial courthouse in St. Poelten, Austria, on March 19, 2009. Robert Jaeger/Pool Photo via AP
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KREMS, Austria—An Austrian man who had kept his daughter captive for 24 years and raped her thousands of times, fathering seven children with her, can be moved from psychiatric detention to a regular prison, a court ruled on Thursday.

The decision, however, stipulates that Josef Fritzl, 88, will have to attend regular psychotherapy and undergo psychiatric evaluations during a 10-year probation period at the prison, Austria Press Agency reported.