Colombian father accused of decades-long incest, rape

(CNN)-- "A central Colombian farm worker has been accused of raping his daughter for decades and fathering eight children with her."

"The daughter, 35-year-old Alba Nidia, told CNN that her biological father has sexually abused her since she was about 5, shortly after her mother's death, resulting in 14 pregnancies. Eight children -- five girls and three boys -- survived."

"I feel confused -- knowing that he has been arrested, he is still my father," Nidia told CNN in a phone interview. "But I think it's the right thing to do."

She added that, "The children don't talk about this situation. They are silent much of the time."


"One of the tragedies of this whole story, is that it seems that many different people in the community knew about this situation, but no one said anything," Jimenez told CNN. "This is the indifference, the silence that encourages more child abuse."