A man whose daughter developed thousands of personalities after he repeatedly raped and abused her has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Judge considers releasing names linked to Jeffrey Epstein

 

'Depraved and abhorrent' father Richard Haynes, who raped daughter, sentenced to 45 years in prison
By Jamie McKinnell

 

A man whose daughter developed thousands of personalities after he repeatedly raped and abused her has been sentenced to 45 years in prison.

 

Key points:

Richard Haynes has been sentenced over the abuse of his daughter during the 1970s and 80s
Jeni Haynes developed dissociative identity disorder as a result of the abuse

 

He has been sentenced to a maximum sentence of 45 years with a non-parole period of 33 years

District Court Judge Sarah Huggett said Richard Haynes, 74, will likely die in jail before his non-parole period of 33 years expires in 2050.

 

He changed his plea to guilty mid-trial in March after being extradited from the UK to face dozens of charges rape, buggery and assault from the 1970s and 80s.

 

His daughter, Jennifer, was aged between four and 11.

Judge Huggett described Haynes' abuse as "depraved and abhorrent" and said it involved the use of grooming, conditioning and humiliation to exercise control.

"The psychological manipulation used by the offender, coupled with his escalating violence, served to emphasise and reinforce the power he had over her," she said.

 

Judge Huggett said in sentencing Haynes, she was required to put aside her emotional reaction to the "profoundly disturbing and perverted" way he treated his daughter.

She handed him a maximum sentence of 45 years with a non-parole period of 33 years.

 

For more than an hour, the judge detailed each of Haynes' horrific acts and said he threatened, berated and belittled his daughter throughout the sexual abuse....

 

She developed dissociative identity disorder, previously known as multiple personality disorder, to cope with the psychological effects of the abuse.....
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-06/richard-haynes-sentenced-to-45-years-in-jail-for-rapes/11484760

 

Judge considers releasing names linked to Jeffrey Epstein in court documents

CBS News
Published on Sep 5, 2019 

A federal judge is considering revealing the names of up to 1,000 people potentially connected to Jeffrey Epstein. It's unclear who exactly is named in the batch of court records, but one unnamed man is trying to keep them sealed.

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/judge-considers-releasing-names-linked-to-jeffrey-epstein-in-court-documents/