A 52-year-old father of four has been jailed for seven years for sexually abusing and "prostituting" a teenage girl in Dublin.
John Lewis - of Foxborough Road, Lucan in Dublin - pleaded guilty to charges of defilement, exploitation and possession of child pornography.
Lewis was caught after the then-16-year-old girl's mother confiscated a phone from her in October 2018.
Over the next few days, John Lewis sent a large number of "very controlling" messages to this phone.
Some of them discussed her daughter having sex with other men for money.
Lewis told Gardaí he met the girl online and knew she was underage.
He admitted having sex with her between 10 and 20 times.
He also drew up a BDSM Master/Slave contract, which committed her to obey his every instruction.
Over 100 sex acts were listed under the contract's terms.
John Lewis (52), of Foxborough Road, Lucan, Dublin, has been jailed for seven years for the most horrendous abuse of a 16yo girl. He made her sign a master/slave contract, which forced her to obey him "without hesitation." It also obliged her to perform 128 different sexual acts.
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The court also heard he paid her to engage in sexual activity with other men.
Judge Martin Nolan was told the girl told Gardaí she loved him and is standing by him - and did not want to co-operate with the investigation.
Due to her age, Judge Nolan said she could not have consented to any of it and that Lewis knew that and carried on regardless.
He then jailed him for seven years.
Reporting by: Frank Greaney
