"Austrian Incest-Rapist Josef Fritzl Transferred to Regular Prison"

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"Austrian Incest-Rapist Josef Fritzl Transferred to Regular Prison"
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Josef Fritzl, the Austrian man who held his daughter captive for 24 years and fathered her seven children, has been conditionally transferred from a prison psychiatric unit to a regular prison at the age of 88. He has changed his name and expressed remorse for his actions during a recent court hearing. Fritzl, who suffers from advancing dementia, will continue to receive psychotherapy in the regular prison and may request release altogether next year.

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