A man ultimately jailed for persistently sexually abusing his teenage daughter continued to rape her after being granted bail following initial criminal charges.
The Tasmanian man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was found guilty by a jury of persistent sexual abuse of a child and one count of indecent assault relating to another child.
He was jailed for a total of 12 years and eight months, with a non-parole period of six years and 10 months.
In sentencing remarks published this week, Justice Tamara Jago said the girl disclosed the abuse to police in 2020.
Police spoke to the man three days later and he was charged and placed on bail conditions preventing him from having any contact with his daughter.
Despite the bail conditions, he continued to visit the family home and the house of his daughter's grandparents where she was living.
"Further sexual abuse occurred at the grandparents' home whilst the (man) was subject to the bail conditions," Justice Jago said.
During evidence at the trial, the girl described episodes of sexual abuse as occurring "approximately 100 times".
Justice Jago said after the girl told police about the abuse she was subjected to "immense pressure" from the man and other members of her family to withdraw the complaint.
"She was told that maintaining her complaint would break the family up," Justice Jago said.
"She was offered money and a motorbike to withdraw her complaint by the (man).
"At one point, I am satisfied members of the family ... pressured her to write a withdrawal statement and took her to the police station to present it."
The girl, who was in her early teens at the time of the abuse, was ostracised from the family and received no support from her mother.
"The feelings of loneliness, despair and abandonment she must have experienced cannot be understated," Justice Jago said.
"She showed courage and strength in withstanding such pressure."
The man was convicted in relation to 11 counts of abuse, which frequently occurred when other members of the family were nearby.
"The ... abuse in respect to his daughter was persistent and went on for an extended period of time. (It) involved the most appalling breach of trust," Justice Jago said.
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