In the retrial, the now 33 -year-old on Tuesday recanted their testimony , which had led before the district court Kempten condemning the father 17 years ago. Memmingen Regional Court overturned this ruling and ordered to compensate the 62 -year-olds for the detention.
"Your life , the lost years , we can not return to you, we will give you back your honor ," said the presiding judge in their verdict . Previously, she had the daughter pronounced respect for their courage . " We pay respect , that you have gone this route . "
Criminal penalties for their false testimony has not expected the young woman , the process is time-barred.
Father relieved acquittal
In July 1996 the father had been convicted of trumped by his daughter allegations of child sexual abuse and rape. They thought he was guilty of the three girls forced to have sexual intercourse at the age of nine and ten years.
The accused had always denied the allegations . "It was not a fair trial ," the 62 -year-old described the former course of the process . He felt prejudiced from the start. The seven -year prison sentence has fully served the man . Even after his release he was still under a five year management plan .
On Tuesday, the defendant was relieved by the verdict. In his closing speech he had once again asserted tearfully to be innocent . Later he said : "I am glad that I have always believed that the truth will prevail."
He hoped that it will again be possible to build a normal relationship with his daughter and her family. "I am grateful that my daughter has taken the courage yet to find the truth. "
Meticulously constructed story
In tears, described the 33 -year-old today , how it came to their false testimony in the mid -90s : Between her parents there was continuous strife.
When the parents eventually separated , her mother had incited them against the father . They have also made it believable that he was responsible for the cancer of the mother. " My hatred for my father grew. (...) I thought I would have my revenge on my stupid father. "
The Court considers that the serious allegations made by the then 15 -year-old came out of fear that she has to live with her father after her mother's impending death . With the help of the mother , the daughter of the calendar then constructed a story with which she was able to convince investigators , reviewers , and later the court.
When it came to trial in 1996 and her father was sentenced to a long prison sentence , she had extreme remorse , said his daughter , who is now a mother of three young
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