Can a man who sleeps with and impregnates his own biological daughters be considered mentally stable?
Aswad Ayinde, 55, of Paterson, NJ, was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty in the second of five expected trials in which he is accused of repeatedly raping his six daughters, resulting in six children being fathered. What?!!
Aswad Ayinde, 55, of Paterson, NJ, was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Friday after being found guilty in the second of five expected trials in which he is accused of repeatedly raping his six daughters, resulting in six children being fathered. What?!!
Mr. Ayinde was found guilty in his latest trial of having intercourse with a daughter when she was as young as eight-years-old. This sentence adds to the 40 year sentence Mr Ayinde received in a 2011 trial for sexually assaulting another daughter of his.
Mr. Ayinde is famous for directing the music video for the Fugees 1996 smash hit ‘Killing Me Softly.’
Mr. Ayinde is famous for directing the music video for the Fugees 1996 smash hit ‘Killing Me Softly.’
“He equaled himself to being a prophet. As time went on, he was god-like. I had to call him, ‘my god.’ He equated himself to Jesus Christ … He would sit us all down and lecture us about his greatness and his power … At another point, he equated himself to Prince and Michael Jackson.”
In this latest trial, it was revealed that Mr. Ayinde began having intercourse with his second daughter from the time she eight-years-old, impregnating her four times.The sexual assaults happened for almost 30 years in different homes (and even an abandoned funeral home) until Mr. Ayinde and his wife separated, officials said.
His daughters eventually went to the police in 2006. As the victim from this second trial put it, “We found out we had other siblings, young siblings, and we had to put him to a stop. Even though we were healing, they could still fall victim.”
Some of the children Ayinde fathered with his daughters were born in the home, with at least two babies who died in the home having been buried without notifying authorities or obtaining birth certificates, NBC New York reported.
Mr. Ayinde also fathered 12 additional children with an additional three women, according to court records
Ayinde’s tortured daughters were home schooled and isolated from other children, so as to keep the family secrets hidden, the station added. With his wife too afraid to confront him, Mr. Ayinde carried out his evil plan without hindrance even while directing the music video for the Fugees 1996 breakout hit ‘Killing Me Softly, for which he won Best R&B Video at the 1996 MTV Music Video Awards.
Mr. Ayinde faces three more trials over the alleged assaults.
Ayinde’s tortured daughters were home schooled and isolated from other children, so as to keep the family secrets hidden, the station added. With his wife too afraid to confront him, Mr. Ayinde carried out his evil plan without hindrance even while directing the music video for the Fugees 1996 breakout hit ‘Killing Me Softly, for which he won Best R&B Video at the 1996 MTV Music Video Awards.
Mr. Ayinde faces three more trials over the alleged assaults.