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A pimp and human trafficker whose conduct was described by a judge as bordering on “psychopathic” towards one of his vulnerable female victims was sentenced Tuesday to 23 years in jail.

Following a lengthy and difficult trial, Reza Moazami, 30, was convicted of 29 prostitution-related offences involving 11 girls between the ages of 14 and 19 years old.

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Court heard that he lured his victims into prostitution with promises of life in high-end condos, spending money and unlimited drugs.

Once the girls were working for him, he used a variety of strategies, ranging from coercion and intimidation to humiliation and outright violence to ensure they continued to make money for him.

He even violently assaulted a dog he purchased for the victims and threatened to kill the animal when two of the girls did not return to his employ as prostitutes.

One of the girls, identified only as H.W. due to a publication ban, he tried to sell to another pimp over the Internet, noted B.C. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Bruce as she imposed sentence Tuesday.