Parents of a 9-year-old girl are demanding a tougher punishment for a businessman who fornicated with their child.

A district attorney declined to challenge the amount of the businessman's sentence.

In the last large-scale action against pedophilia and the distribution of child pornography throughout the country, 13 people were detained.

However, what does the life of the victims look like after such an attack and what is the price to recover - see the confession of a family.

"She feels constantly guilty. She gets panic attacks. She goes to a psychologist. She should have a full life," the injured girl's mother told BNT.

3 years in prison for a young man who committed fornication with a minor

A year ago, the family's life changed forever.

While welcoming the New Year in a close circle of friends, a loved one sneaked into the child's hotel room.

The mother found the door locked from the inside.

"At one point the door opens and she sees one of our friends with our daughter, and her clothes are torn," the father said.

The child told what happened and the police arrived at the scene.

In the course of the investigation, the parents found out that their friend had also been left alone with the child on another occasion.

"He set her up psychologically and prepared her very well. She thought all the time that she was to blame. She wants to forget him and doesn't tell anything," the father said.

The defendant initially pleaded not guilty.

However, investigators were able to recover deleted records from his cell phone, where they found photos of the child.

"Nothing in my 17-year legal practice has burdened me emotionally as much as what I saw in the pre-trial proceedings folder. For two or three days it was difficult for me to expel from my mind what I saw," pointed out Stanislav Stanev - family lawyer.

After the revelations, the 56-year-old man pleaded guilty, the trial continued according to the abbreviated procedure, which allows the punishment to be reduced by 1/3.

At first instance, the defendant received 2 years in prison.

Surprisingly for the family, at the second instance in the Smolyan District Court, the prosecutor refused to uphold the protest about the amount of the imposed punishment.

The law stipulates up to 8 years for such a crime.

"My first reaction was that I didn't understand something. There was no explanation why and for what reasons. I don't support my colleague's protest," said the father

"Justice means an effective sentence," said the mother.

The family also wrote a letter to the Attorney General.

The district prosecutor's office in Smolyan refused to comment and said they would wait for the decision of the district court.

The defendant's lawyer said he would not comment on the case before the court makes its decision.

The accused is under house arrest.

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