Syrian appeals conviction for raping and impregnating eight-year-old

(Breitbart) A Syrian asylum seeker appeared in an appeals court in Belgium this week after being convicted of raping an eight-year-old and getting her pregnant, forcing the girl to have an abortion.

The 27-year-old Syrian, who was indicted for raping his eight-year-old step-daughter and getting her pregnant last June, appeared at the Court of Appeal, where prosecutors have demanded his sentence be increased from eight years to ten years in prison.

Initially, the Syrian tried to claim that sex with minors was normal in his home country, telling the court the young girl had provoked him, DHnet reports.

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