WINNIPEG — Justice officials are seeking a six-year prison sentence for a former Canadian Forces reservist who directed a 13-year-old Winnipeg girl into an explicit, online sexual relationship.

Kyle Hudak, who is 24, appeared in court Tuesday after pleading guilty to Internet luring and child pornography offences.

He was arrested in March 2014 at Canadian Forces Base Shilo after the victim’s father found graphic text messages on the family’s iPad.

Police learned the teen girl was in the process of going to meet Hudak under the guise of having a sleepover at a friend’s house.

Court heard Hudak had convinced the girl they were in a master and slave relationship, filled with sexually demeaning demands that she often fulfilled online for him.

The sentencing hearing continues on July 11.

Det. Sgt. Darren Oleksiuk said Hudak threatened the girl with extensive physical punishment.

“The chats were very sexually graphic. I found them to be abusive and demeaning. It seemed very exploitative,” he told court.

Hudak was employed by the Canadian Forces as an engineer and had been primarily based out of 38 Combat Engineers Regiment in Winnipeg. He had been a primary reservist for just over three years and was released following his arrest.

He has no prior criminal record and has been free on bail.

“She was scared of what might happen if she did not comply,” Crown attorney Mitchell Lavitt told court.

The Crown read the girl’s victim impact statement in court.

“Words can’t describe how I feel. Not a day goes by when I’m not suffering, wishing this never happened.”

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The victim’s mother also submitted a statement, saying “we feel (Hudak) has stolen our daughter’s innocence. We don’t understand why a grown man would ever rob a child of her innocence.”

Hudak is described in a pre-sentence report as a moderate to low risk to re-offend who is deeply remorseful for his actions.

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