A Tennessee man who sold
his three daughters to a man who raped them and used them in child pornography
has been sentenced to life in prison.
U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer called it one of the most horrible crimes he had ever seen when he sentenced the 63-year-old father on Monday, according to a statement from the office of acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Harr.
According to court records, both parents were involved with the abuse and exploitation of the children and were indicted in 2013.
The girls were ages 12, 14 and 16 when police discovered what happened to them, federal prosecutors said in a statement. It was not immediately clear when police made that discovery.
U.S. District Judge J. Ronnie Greer called it one of the most horrible crimes he had ever seen when he sentenced the 63-year-old father on Monday, according to a statement from the office of acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Harr.
According to court records, both parents were involved with the abuse and exploitation of the children and were indicted in 2013.
The girls were ages 12, 14 and 16 when police discovered what happened to them, federal prosecutors said in a statement. It was not immediately clear when police made that discovery.