They would have had to shoot me.

this is not an internet tough guy statement for me. I would rather be killed than have that happen to my daughter, sister, mom, etc.
I don't disagree, but unfortunately, and this is the reason why this guy probably did what he did, you could easily be killed
and this still happen to your daughter, sister, mom, etc. I won't judge the father for running. I'm sure he was thinking if he ran, he has a chance to get help. If he dies, he dies and his daughter is left to their mercy anyway. Instead of having a raped daughter, we could have a dead father and a raped daughter. It might be preferable to die rather than see that happen to your daughter, but probably not better for your daughter to be raped
and lose her father.
Really, really ####ed up crime that makes me wish for the death penalty for people like this.