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“it is better for a girl to be broken in by her father rather than a stranger,” father tells daughter

The 67-year-old George Donald began raping her daughter Cordelia Donald when she was at age two until her mother got to know about it at the victim’s age 10.

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Interestingly when she reported the matter to the church where Donald was a youth leader, she was told that it was against “church policy” to take a “Christian brother before a heathen judge” or even the police.

As if that was not enough, they further told her if she was a better wife to the husband, he wouldn’t find interest in the 2-year-old daughter.

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George Donald has been sentenced to seven years jail term by Pretoria Regional Court after he finally admitted guilt for the offence and apologized to his daughter.

According to the mirror.co.uk, he was living in South Africa in the 1980s when he abused his daughter between age 2 and 10. The abuse was as frequent as twice a week.

Traumatised Cordelia who lives in Scotland now said “He was no father – he was a monster that lived in my house, lurking in the corners, taking what he believed was rightfully his.

“No child should go through that torture.”

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George Donald was always seen by many as a true and respectable Christian, but Cordelia did not mince her words at all when she said, “Behind this perfect family impression lay a sinister secret of a man who thrived on the ability to control, manipulate, lie and abuse many around him. I was victim to sexual, physical, psychological and emotional abuse.

“As a child growing up in this environment, I lived in fear, confusion and hyper vigilance. I would jump if I heard a car pull up or a lock turned. I was constantly scared.”

She added that “I felt that by saying nothing, I was protecting my family” because Donald had threatened to kill her and the entire family fit his conducts were exposed.

The traumatized but brave Cordelia revealed that “I’ve had counselling and I believe I have mainly dealt with the abuse. I am not broken – he has not won. I feel nothing for him.

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“He is as much a stranger now as he was the monster in the cupboard when I was a child.

“I hope other people come forward, knowing he is in prison and knowing they will be believed, so they can find a sense of justice.

“Paedophiles don’t just stop when they move to another country. I believe there are other victims, including in the UK.”

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