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A Fresno man was sentenced to 1,503 years in prison for raping his teenage daughter over a four-year period.  A man in Fresno, California was sentenced to 1,503 years in prison for raping his teenage daughter over a four-year period. 
The 41-year-old was sentenced Friday to the longest-known prison sentence in Fresno Superior Court history, the Fresno Bee reported.  The 41-year-old was sentenced on Friday to the longest-known prison sentence in Fresno Superior Court history, the Fresno Bee reported. 
The Independent has is not naming the man because it could identify his daughter. The Independent is not naming the man because it could identify his daughter.
In announcing the punishment, Judge Edward Sarkisian Jr. told the man he is a "serious danger to society" and noted that he had never shown remorse and has blamed his daughter for his predicament. In announcing the punishment, Judge Edward Sarkisian Jr. told the man he is a "serious danger to society" and noted that he had never shown remorse and has blamed his daughter for his predicament. 
The man's daughter was first sexually abused by a family friend but instead of protecting her, he turned her into "a piece of property," prosecutor Nicole Galstan said. The man's daughter was first sexually abused by a family friend but instead of protecting her, he turned her into "a piece of property," prosecutor Nicole Galstan said. 
The victim was raped two to three times a week from May 2009 to May 2013, when the girl got the courage to leave him, Galstan said. The victim was raped two to three times a week from May 2009 to May 2013, when the girl got the courage to leave him, Galstan said. 
A jury in September found him guilty of 186 felony counts of sexual assault, including dozens of counts of rape of a minor.  In September a jury found him guilty of 186 felony counts of sexual assault, including dozens of counts of rape of a minor. 
"When my father abused me, I was young. I had no power, no voice. I was defenseless," said the daughter, who now is 23 years old. She also told the judge that her father never has shown remorse for her pain and suffering.  "When my father abused me, I was young. I had no power, no voice. I was defenseless," said the daughter, who now is 23 years old. She also told the judge that her father has never shown remorse for her pain and suffering. 
The man turned down two plea deals. Before his preliminary hearing, if he had admitted his guilt, prosecutors would have recommended 13 years in prison. He rejected the offer.The man turned down two plea deals. Before his preliminary hearing, if he had admitted his guilt, prosecutors would have recommended 13 years in prison. He rejected the offer.
Then before his trial, he was offered 22 years in prison if he admitted his guilt. Then, before his trial, he was offered 22 years in prison if he admitted his guilt.
He declined that offer, saying he should be released from jail for the time he already had served, Sarkisian said before announcing the sentence.  He declined that offer, saying he should be released from jail for the time he had already served, Sarkisian said before announcing the sentence. 
"He ruined her teenage years and made her feel like it was her fault," Galstan said in arguing for the maximum sentence. "He ruined her teenage years and made her feel like it was her fault," Galstan said in arguing for the maximum sentence. 
The sentencing is in stark contrast to a recent case in Montana, where a man who raped his 12-year-old daughter was not sent to prison.The sentencing is in stark contrast to a recent case in Montana, where a man who raped his 12-year-old daughter was not sent to prison.
Instead the judge handed down a 30-year suspended sentence after the man pleaded guilty to incest and ordered him to spend 60 days in jail, giving him credit for 17 days already served. Instead the judge handed down a 30-year suspended sentence after the man pleaded guilty to incest and ordered him to spend 60 days in jail, giving him credit for 17 days already served. 
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