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“You could, if you choose to, make a positive contribution to society,” said the judge, noting that the teen had been a chronic absentee at school but while incarcerated had studied hard and was now close to receiving her high school diploma.

Oliver-Machado, who was 15 at the time of her arrest, originally faced 32 charges but two were dropped and she was acquitted of three others. She had pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Her offences include human trafficking, procurement, producing and possessing child pornography, sexual assault, uttering threats and unlawful confinement.

She was charged with two accomplices, aged 15 and 16 at the time of their arrests in 2012.

One was sentenced to three years — the maximum for a young offender — and a third is undergoing further testing pending her sentencing. They initially pleaded not guilty but changed their pleas mid-trial.

The trio resorted to violence and threats to force other girls to perform sex acts on johns for money.

Detectives found nearly three-dozen photos — most on Oliver-Machado’s phone — of teenagers between 13 and 17 years old in their underwear or exposing themselves.

One 14-year-old was photographed naked and passed out in a bathtub and another vomiting in a toilet.

There were also images of six other still unidentified girls.

One girl appeared smiling awkwardly as she posed in a minidress and high-heeled shoes. She later was photographed lying naked on a bed.