'The pain is always there, but I am in control of my future' - brave victim of sexual abuser

He befriended the victim, who is from Wolverhampton, when she was a girl before carrying out the abuse over a period of years.

He plied her with vodka and Red Bull, had sex with her in several locations in Telford and pimped her out to other men, taking her to restaurants where they would be "queuing up" to abuse her.

This sentence comes 12 years after Ali and his brother were jailed for raping and pimping out young girls for sex up and down the country - finally facing justice after the police's Operation Chalice.

The latest victim, who was personally commended for her courage by Shrewsbury Crown Court judge Peter Barrie after listening to proceedings alongside a family member, offered her words in an impact statement, which was read on her behalf by prosecutor Steven Perian KC.

She said: "I was born in Wolverhampton. My early memories are not good ones. I witnessed a lot of domestic violence.

"I was taken into foster care. I moved in with my grandmother and then with my mother.

"She [her mother] had fled an abusive relationship and we ended up in Telford.

"I met 'Max' [Mubarek Ali]. I had already experienced so much trauma.

"My life as a child, for as far back as I can remember, was unstable and abusive. It left me vulnerable as an adult. I can see how this played into his hands.

"It is hard for me to explain how one person [Ali] has affected my whole life - how one person had so much power over me.

"He saw a young, vulnerable child and groomed me into thinking he loved me, love that I so desperately craved."

She described how hard it was having to "relive" her abuse at Ali's hands every time she spoke to the police or had to go to court.

"Some days I hold my head up high. Some days I've cried into my pillow.

"I have cried alone, with my family and with the police.

"If it wasn't for the love of my family and friends I don't know where my life would end up.

"Forming relationships over the years has not been easy. How do you tell a partner what you have been through? How do you explain why you're always watching your back?"

She added: "My daughter is my world. Everything I do, I do for her.

"I feel physical pain at the thought of her going through the things that I did. I have not told my daughter [what happened at Ali's hands].

"The fact he pleaded guilty has come as no satisfaction to me. The pain is still there.

"The pain is always there, but I am in control of my future and he will no longer dictate my life."

A statement from a family member, who had no idea about the horrifying abuse, was also read by Mr Perian KC.

The family member said: "We would make jokes about him being her boyfriend. I can't describe the immense guilt I feel about making those jokes.

"I remember standing in the bedroom with her in our nan's house and she told me she didn't want to live anymore. It made her want to take her own life. I reminded her that her daughter needed her.

"She only told me a few parts of what happened to her. I realise this was to protect me from the truth and because she felt embarrassed.

"It really breaks my heart. I have nightmares about it.

"I am so proud of her. It is not her fault."

Judge Barrie told Mubarek: "She was a vulnerable girl who had been through a very difficult childhood. [She was] desperate for a stable relationship and you... must have seen that. You were an adult.

"You met her at this house where young people used to go. There was alcohol and cannabis available and shared. You struck up a relationship with her.

"She did not have the maturity or experience to understand what was going on. It is understandable that she thought she was in love with you.

"You made her have sex with you in different places, in different ways and with different people. It became normalised behaviour for her.

"As she became older, she became less easy for you to manipulate.

"The charges of rape relate to when she was aged 16 and 17. Although she may have passed the legal age of consent, still her young age is an important factor.

"You took advantage of the hold you had over her to get her to have sex with other men. Often with older men it involved being taken to restaurants where they were queuing up to have sex with her.

"You gave people her phone number so they could ring her up.

"It is clearly so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified.

"In deciding how I deal with you, what happened in 2012 is important, when you were convicted of offending in relation to trafficking and controlling child prostitution.

"An experienced probation service officer provided a report. She says you have made little progress.

"You have shown no remorse at all. You have shown no insight on the impact your offending has had on the victims.

"I come to the conclusion, in light of all I have read about you and your behaviour, that there continues to be a high risk that you may cause serious harm to young females through the commission of further offences against them."

Although there was no charge against Ali for controlling child prostitution on this occasion, Judge Barrie said: "Money must have been part of the benefit you gained for carrying out this activity [the sex trafficking].

"You may also have got some obscene, perverse sexual gratification as a result of it. It is not the sort of thing you would have undertaken if it wasn't in your own interests."

In thanking the victim for her bravery, the judge said: "I acknowledge the great courage it must have taken to come forward to the police and to relive all of this.

"Thank you for everything you have done to help the criminal justice procedure to take its course."