Former prison officer Moeaia Tuai, who enslaved two young people in Auckland over several years will spend more than 16 years in jail.
Tuai raped and sexually assaulted one of them.
Tuai, 63, was found guilty by a jury last year of two charges of slavery, two counts of rape and a string of other sexual assaults.
In a victim statement, one of the complainants said her youthful happiness, and her voice, have been taken from her.
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Tuai (63) was found guilty by a jury last year of two charges of slavery, two counts of rape and a string of other sexual assaults.
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