Austrian Court Allows Infamous Rapist Josef Fritzl to Transfer to Regular Prison

Josef Fritzl, the Austrian rapist and sex offender who imprisoned and assaulted his daughter for over two decades, has been ruled to be moved from psychiatric detention to a regular prison, pending no appeal from the public prosecutor’s office. His potential release would require regular psychotherapy and 10 years of probation. Fritzl's lawyer is optimistic about his eventual permanent release, while a recent psychiatric examination found him to be suffering from dementia. In 2009, Fritzl was sentenced to life in prison for his heinous crimes that shocked the world.