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to two more children; at Stübing's second trial, in 2004, she was accused as his co-defendant because the second child was conceived after her 18th birthday. He was sentenced to 10 months in prison, and she was put under the supervision of a social worker but not convicted of anything (because of her personality disorder). Neither was assigned a lawyer; Stübing appealed the verdict. By
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441:. Excerpt in German: “Die Schwester und Ex-freundin des wegen Inzests verurteilten Patrick S. sagte in einem Interview: ‘Es ist in Ordnung, dass Inzest strafbar ist. Ich habe Schuldgefühle deswegen. Früher war ich jung und hatte irgendwie Sehnsucht nach Liebe. Aber ich würde das nie wieder machen. Ich würde auch niemandem dazu raten. Mit Patrick will ich nichts mehr zu tun haben.’”
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