A Father’s Scandal in Tacoma
A house painter is jailed after accusations of incest involving his teenaged daughter.
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George Krace, aged 37, a well-known house painter whose wife died four years ago, was jailed here today charged with incest. The complaint was made on behalf of his daughter, aged 14 years. Krace denies everything and will set up the defense that the girl was treated by physicians, thus accounting for the conditions alleged to have been caused by him.
“Krace denies everything and will set up the defense that the girl was treated by physicians.”
Public reporting on domestic violence and sexual assault in the late 19th century was often blunt and sensationalist, lacking the modern systems of support for victims. Such cases were frequently handled by local police and jails with little regard for the trauma of the individuals involved.
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