Man who fathered seven children by daughter claims relationship was consensual

A man accused of imprisoning his daughter for 12 years and fathering her seven children said their relationship was consensual as a second daughter told authorities she was abused by her father and bore him a son.

Police say Jose Agostinho Pereira, 54, could face up to 30 years in prison for allegedly keeping one of his daughters and their children in sub-human conditions in two-room hut in an isolated, jungle area in north-eastern Brazil.