Incestuous German pair fight case

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

A German brother and sister who live as a couple and have four children are going to Germany's highest court to try to legalise their relationship.

The 29-year-old brother has already spent more than two years in prison for sleeping with his sister, and could be incarcerated again, his lawyer said.

The pair are currently drawing up an appeal to take before Germany's constitutional court.

They argue they are being denied the right to sexual freedom.

The pair did not grow up together. Patrick, the brother, had been adopted by a couple from Potsdam while his sister, Susan, grew up with their mother.

But when he reached adulthood he wanted to track down his biological parents. He found his mother, and he met Susan.

About six months later, the mother died, and Patrick moved in with Susan. In 2001, their son, Erik, was born. He was subsequently taken into foster care.

Three more children were born between 2003 and 2005. In November of that year, the pair were tried for incest.

Patrick was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. His sister, then 21, was put into the care of youth services.

According to Spiegel online, while Patrick was in prison Susan had a fifth child with another man.

Their lawyer, Endrik Wilhelm, told the BBC News website that the pair are now living together again and plan to lodge their case within six weeks.

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[one...two...tree 2,762]

An odd situation. I wonder if the children are healthy? No birth defects?

[DeadPoolX 9]

A German brother and sister who live as a couple and have four children are going to Germany's highest court to try to legalise their relationship.

The 29-year-old brother has already spent more than two years in prison for sleeping with his sister, and could be incarcerated again, his lawyer said.

The pair are currently drawing up an appeal to take before Germany's constitutional court.

They argue they are being denied the right to sexual freedom.

The pair did not grow up together. Patrick, the brother, had been adopted by a couple from Potsdam while his sister, Susan, grew up with their mother.

But when he reached adulthood he wanted to track down his biological parents. He found his mother, and he met Susan.

About six months later, the mother died, and Patrick moved in with Susan. In 2001, their son, Erik, was born. He was subsequently taken into foster care.

Three more children were born between 2003 and 2005. In November of that year, the pair were tried for incest.

Patrick was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. His sister, then 21, was put into the care of youth services.

According to Spiegel online, while Patrick was in prison Susan had a fifth child with another man.

Their lawyer, Endrik Wilhelm, told the BBC News website that the pair are now living together again and plan to lodge their case within six weeks.

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I love that part. It seems like she was willing to go to bed with any guy that moved, including her brother.

Oh well. Both siblings are nuts. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.

[TracyLuis 0]

Double yuck.

[Jenn! 918]

Ewww, it's like Flowers in the Attic...

[raymaga 26]

Incest is incest.... whether they grew up together as brother and sister or not. Once they met, they should have had the common sense to know there was no future romantic life for them.

They should BOTH go to prison!!!!!

Edited February 21, 2007 by raymaga

[one...two...tree 2,762]

It's got Oedipus redux written all over it, especially if the children are removed from the home and place in separate foster care.

Stay away from oracles.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

It's pretty weird - especially as both of them are adults of nearly equivalent age.

Those kids will have one weird life...

[Fandango 1,440]

why didn't the girl go to prison?

[Sofiyya 1,687]

This was my favorite part:

Patrick was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. His sister, then 21, was put into the care of youth services.

He's 8 years older than she is, and after 4 years together in 2005, she was only 21? No wonder she doesn't know how to keep her legs closed. She must have been about 16 when he started in on her, and she was birthin a kid each year.

Edited February 21, 2007 by Green-eyed girl