Logan stepdad jailed for 14 years for sickening sexual abuse

A woman has described how a man ‘destroyed’ her childhood and she now fears for her safety every time she smells baby powder. He has been jailed for acts against three siblings including sexual abuse, starvation and cruelty. WARNING: CONFRONTING

A Logan stepdad was jailed for 14 years for sickening sexual abuse.

A monster stepfather’s reign of terror against his three stepchildren has been described as “deplorable, disgraceful and appalling” as he was jailed for 14 years.

The Logan man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his victims, was 28 years of age when he moved in with his partner and three children in 1999.

He violently, sexually abused his partner’s eight-year-old daughter weekly until she told authorities in 2004.

Beenleigh District Court heard child services did not believe her and the stepfather denied the allegations, threatening to flog her with a belt if she told anyone.

In a harrowing victim impact statement tendered to the court, she shared the destruction the now 52-year-old man had caused to the family.

“No matter how much I washed myself I never felt clean from you,” she said.

“There is no jail sentence that will rectify the life sentence you gave me. You destroyed my childhood, every time I smell baby powder I fear for my safety.

“You ruined my family.”

The accused man pleaded guilty on March 14 to 16 counts of rape, five counts of indecent treatment of a child under 16 and two counts of maintaining an unlawful relationship with a child.

A Logan man’s behaviour has been described as “deplorable, disgraceful and appalling”.

The court heard his second victim was his 14-year-old stepdaughter, who he abused from 2005 to 2008.

He would pick her up from school and abuse her and make her sleep naked in his bed.

He once got her drunk and took advantage of her.

The third victim was the man’s stepson who Crown Prosecutor R.G Reid said was targeted with a “general disposition of violence and cruelty”.

“It was a diabolical campaign of abuse against three victims, he was a violent, controlling figure in the family,” said Mr Reid.

The torturous behaviour included starving him of food and checking his pockets to make sure he wasn’t sneaking in food to eat.

The court heard the three victims’ mother did nothing to intervene.

All three victims shared victim impact statements detailing the horrendous psychological impact the offending had on them.

Judge Craig Chowdhury said the man’s behaviour was sheer awfulness and the fact it was allowed to happen was a serious failing on the mother’s part.

He described the man’s behaviour as “deplorable, disgraceful and appalling”.

“I hope you reflect every day in prison on the damage you have done,” he said.

The man was sentenced to 14 years in jail.

The sentence was more than 10 years and he was therefore classified as a serious violent offender and must serve 80 per cent of his head sentence.