A man described as a 'horrible monster' by the stepdaughter he systematically abused as a child has been jailed for 10 years.
The man (44) pleaded guilty to a number of sample counts of sexual assault, but he was acquitted by a jury on other charges including rape and anal rape.
He looked visibly shocked at the 10 year sentence he received for molesting his stepdaughter over 4 years.
He began abusing her in 2002 when she was 12-years-old. Last December, following a 3-day trial, he was convicted on 49 charges of sexual assault.
The jury cleared him on multiple charges of rape and anal rape.
The victim (now 23) was brought up to believe that her stepfather was her biological father. In court she called him a 'horrible monster' who took her childhood.
In arriving at a 10 year jail sentence, Mr. Justice Paul Carney took account of the early pleas and remorse - but also had regard to the multiplicity of offences, the disparity in age between the parties and the effect on the victim.
