Incest trial for man charged with imprisoning daughter for 24 years
Journalists wait in line in front of the court building. The trial against Josef Fritzl started today. The 73-year-old Austrian imprisoned his daughter in a cellar for 24 years and fathered seven children with her. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images)
The Josef Fritzl case has drawn worldwide attention. At the court building, a demonstrator hoists a cross with dolls. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images)
Performance artists Iris Stromberger, left, and Patrick Huber make a visual statement in front of the Austrian court building. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images)
Journalists watch the Fritzl trial from a tent adjacent to the court building. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images)
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Protesters and signs of protest were apparent all around the court building. (Miguel Villagran/Getty Images)
Josef Fritzl’s house in Amstetten, Austria. In her opening statement, prosecutor Christiane Burkheiser said Fritzl descended to the basement room to rape his daughter in front of the children. Burkheiser said Fritzl didn’t talk to his daughter during her first few years in captivity and simply came down to the cellar to rape her. “Josef Fritzl used his daughter like his property,” Burkheiser said. (Miguel Villagran / Getty Images)
Fritzl is shown in a police photo. He faces up to life in prison if convicted of murder. Incest, by contrast, is punishable by up to one year in prison. A verdict is possible as early as Thursday. (AFP / Getty Images)
