Despite conviction

How the abuse victim was turned into a perpetrator

The abuser was sentenced to five and a half years in prison.(Bild: Gantner Christoph)

A woman from Mühlviertel, now an adult, was sexually abused for the first time by a neighbor when she was eleven years old. He was convicted, but the woman and her family are now unwelcome in the community. The victim confided her story to the "Krone" newspaper.

Manuela was sexually abused for the first time when she was eleven. The perpetrator, her neighbor, is more than ten years older than her. Today, he is in prison: the court sentenced him to five and a half years in prison for several years of serious sexual abuse.