Sex criminal handed lengthy sentence after years of abuse

Last week, on November 5th, the Riga City Court approved a plea agreement reached by the prosecutor of the Riga East Prosecutor's Office with the defendant in a criminal case for sexual violence against his stepdaughter, including rape, as well as the production and possession of child pornographic materials. The man was sentenced to 23 years in prison and four years of supervised probation, the prosecutor's office said. From January 2023 to December 2025, the man sexually abused his stepda...