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Brutal human trafficker Michael Lopez called his vulnerable victim “‘vaca con leche’ — his cow with milk and milk her he did,” court heard Wednesday.

Lopez was slammed with a five-year prison sentence as Justice Ken Campbell found the 25-year-old Rexdale man forced a young woman to have sex with hundreds of men during a 17-month period. He was convicted of human trafficking, assault and obstructing justice.

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Lopez pocketed $50,000 to $70,000 while he doled out only $5,000 to $7,500 to the victim. She was only 19 when the two met in July 2014.

The victim, who cannot be legally identified, loved Lopez so she agreed to work as a prostitute, sharing profits on a 60-40 split, starting in September 2014, said Campbell.

But the profit split evaporated quickly as Lopez devoured all of his lover’s earnings for a simple reason: Greed.

“The victim was not a naive young woman without street smarts, but she was vulnerable to the exploitation by Lopez because she fell in love with him and wanted to continue their romantic relationship,” said Campbell. “He seized advantage of that emotional vulnerability on her part.”