The man, now aged 31, pleaded guilty
to having sexual activity with a child family member.
A man had a child with his
15-year-old sister - and a baby with his 15-year-old girlfriend at the same
time, a court heard.
Judge Barry Cotter QC jailed him for
three years at Bristol Crown Court.
He said: "It is an act that
society, throughout history, has viewed as unacceptable, abnormal and warped.
Jennifer Tallentire, prosecuting,
said the mum at the centre of the case was a very vulnerable person.
She said her family holidayed in
Cornwall, at St Ives, when she was 15 and the defendant was 20.
Miss Tallentire said: "The
defendant had intercourse with his sister. As a result she became pregnant.
"The family moved to Scotland
during the time of her pregnancy and her daughter was born in Scotland. When
the daughter was born she remained with the mother."
The court heard the youngster was
taken into foster care aged two, and adopted aged three.
Due to difficulties suffered by the
daughter, social services became concerned her father was a family member, the
court heard.
Police interviewed the mum,
resulting in the defendant, his father and brother being DNA tested.
Results of the test concluded there
was a one in 150 million chance of someone other than the defendant being the
child's father.
Initially the defendant denied any
sexual contact with his sister. After the DNA evidence was obtained he said
told police he couldn't recall sex with his sister.
Miss Tallentire said the child
suffered from developmental delay, learning and physical difficulties.
Her adoptive parents described her
as a "wonderful, vivacious child who is very gutsy."
Fiona Elder, defending,
said:"It was in the context of an extremely dysfunctional family on a
number of different levels."
She told the court her client sexual
activity with a partner in her teens around the time and alcohol contributed to
his behaviour.
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