Man who fathered three children with his own daughter during 16-year relationship - and got off with a CAUTION when police found out - is jailed for four years

• Girl separated from father as a toddler but got to know him as a teenager
• Pair moved in together after girl had a problem with her stepfather
• Told police she was 14 when father first kissed and sexually touched her
• Couple began having sex regularly and first son was born in 2002
• Police discovered relationship in 2005 but let father off with a caution
• Father jailed for four years after admitting 16-year incestuous relationship
  

By CHRIS PLEASANCE

PUBLISHED: 18:54 GMT, 13 May 2014 | UPDATED: 22:05 GMT, 13 May 2014

A man has been jailed for almost four years after a court heard he fathered three children with his own daughter.

The 57-year-old father, who cannot be named for legal reasons, from Huddersfield, West Yorks., was jailed for 46 months after Leeds Crown Court heard of the 16-year relationship.

The court heard that police had caught the father in 2005 but had let him off with just a caution, despite his daughter already having given birth to one son and being pregnant with another.

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