Vile stepfather who filmed himself raping his two stepdaughters while their mother was ill is jailed for 10 years - after one of the girls tried to kill herself
- Man who abused his two stepdaughters for more than a decade has been jailed
- He would assault the two girls as they slept and filmed the damaging abuse
- His vile acts were only discovered after one of the girls tried to kill herself
A man who sexually abused his two stepdaughters while they slept and filmed the abuse has been jailed for 10 years.
The 37-year-old pleaded guilty to 20 sexual offences, including sexual assault, making child exploitation material, rape and indecent treatment of a child in care under 16.
The Queensland man took advantage of the two girls while their mother was in poor health, according to the Queensland Times.
He would assault the girls as they slept and filmed the damaging abuse, the court was told.
The 37-year-old pleaded guilty to 20 sexual offences, including sexual assault, making child exploitation material, rape and indecent treatment of a child in care under 16 (stock image)
The predator even placed a hidden camera in one of the girl's rooms.
He had been abusing one of the girls for eight years, and preyed on the other one for five years.
One of the charges also related to the sister of the mother of the girls, who was 16 and 17 at the time of the abuse.
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His abuse, which began when he was 22 and continued until he was 35, was only discovered when one of his stepdaughters tried to kill herself.
One of the women told the court that the abuse had a lasting impact on her life and education after being left with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
She revealed how she stopped her sister's self harming and took her out of the home.
He would assault the girls as they slept and filmed the horrifying abuse, the court heard (stock)
'I am conflicted on how to vocalise how this crime impacted my life. A child's development is fragile,' she told the court.
Her sister also spent time in a mental health facility.
The man's defence lawyer said he is extremely sorry and has offered a formal apology in recognition in the harm he has done.
Since the man pleaded guilty he has spent seven months in prison. He has also been hospitalised following an attack in jail.
The judge sentenced him to ten years in prison with a non parole period of eight years due to the prolonged abuse.
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