Underage girl raped and bribed to enlist friends for man's 'selfish and sinister' desires

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A North Queensland man has been sentenced to 12 years' jail for the rape, sexual assault and recruitment of underage girls for sex.

Four out of five of the girls were under the age of 16.

Judge Nathan Jarro said Charles William Gary Ottaviano targeted and manipulated vulnerable girls with his predatory behaviour.