A prison officer who became 'obsessed' with a rapist during his time in jail got into an 'intense' relationship with the convict when he was released, later falling pregnant with his baby.
Kade Sibthorpe quickly became aggressive and abusive towards the woman, reportedly punching her pregnant stomach and took her a 'drive up the moors'.
The pregnancy was later terminated, with the victim alleging she lost the baby as a result of his actions, according to Manchester Evening News.
However, Sibthorpe did not face prosecution for the loss of the child, due to a lack of medical evidence to support the claim.
The 'manipulative' 29-year-old has been sent back to jail for the 'deplorable' behaviour he exhibited over a four month period after his release.
Minshull Street Crown Court heard that even since he has been remanded in prison after being charged, she used a false name to contact and meet him in jail, and sent him nude pictures of herself.
Sibthorpe, who was jailed for six years for raping a mum in her own home, was serving his sentence at HMP Bure in Norfolk, a jail housing sex offenders.
The pair met on a wing at the jail. She knew what he was in prison for and how long he was serving.
In the prison they formed an 'inappropriate' relationship, which prosecutors said was 'probably of an intimate nature'.
They were once caught in a cleaning store room together, and after concerns were raised prison bosses had her moved to work on another wing.
She was found to have changed her shifts so they would be in prison at the same time.
As Sibthorpe was released in August last year, the 24-year-old left her job and moved to Manchester, even meeting him at the train station when he returned home.
She claimed she was moving to the city to stay with a friend and for a change of career, working in a care home.
But later they began an 'intense' relationship' and lived together in Oldham.
Prosecutor Henry Blackshaw said the woman became 'obsessed' with Sibthorpe.
His abusive behaviour started soon into their relationship, as he was 'untrusting' and 'suspicious' of her.
He resented her meeting up with a friend, and checked the messages on her phone, calling her a 'sl*g' or a dog'.
On one occasion he threw her clothes out of the window, and on another he tipped her out of the bed and called her an 'immature little bi**h'.
They split up at one point, and she moved back with her parents. But she returned after feeling that she was 'going backwards'.
In anger Sibthorpe punched a hole in her car windscreen.
On another occasion, she had dressed smartly for a job interview, but was left unable to attend it after Sibthorpe threw coffee over her and ruined her clothes.
Sibthorpe then started complaining that she was 'failing to support him financially as she should', and threatened to 'resort to a life of crime', Mr Blackshaw said.
After returning home from a day of go-karting, Sibthorpe held her down by her throat.
She later became pregnant and told Sibthorpe, and said she didn't want to have his child.
Mr Blackshaw said things 'came to a head' on December 15 last year.
During an argument Sibthorpe punched her to the abdomen and threatened her with a large kitchen knife, the court heard.
"He then forced her to take them for a drive up to the moors'," Mr Blackshaw said.
The next morning the pair were seen at Tesco Express on Ashton Road in Oldham. Prosecutors said there was a 'violent confrontation' in their car.
The woman, who was wearing a dressing gown and slippers, looked 'scared' and was 'physically shaking'.
A Tesco worker confronted Sibthorpe, who denied hitting her and said: "No, no we are okay, she's been like this all morning, she just needs to go back to the flat and sort herself out."
After again being accused of hitting her, Sibthorpe said: "No, you are very much mistaken, I was leaning over to open the door for her."
She was taken into the shop, and the police were called. Sibthorpe drove off.
The woman went to hospital and on December 22 her pregnancy was terminated after she had surgery.
Mr Blackshaw said: "She says that was necessary because of the violence from the defendant, there is no medical evidence to that effect."
Even after he was sent back to jail after being arrested, she continued to contact him.
She went by an alias of 'Sophie Walker' to get in touch with him, so the authorities would not realise.
They exchanged letters and phone calls, she visited him in jail, and even sent him nude pictures of herself.
She said she'd visited Sibthorpe in jail because she wanted 'closure'.
The judge said it was not appropriate for the woman's victim impact statement to be read in court in full, as it was a 'personal letter' to Sibthorpe.
Summarising the statement, Mr Blackshaw said: "She says she effectively lost herself."
He said she is 'very damaged and hurt' and has felt suicidal.
Defending, Michael Lavery accepted Sibthorpe's behaviour was 'deplorable'.
He said Sibthorpe had suffered 'very serious abuse' as a child, and is now seeking help and is taking anger management courses at Forest Bank prison.
Jailing Sibthorpe for 21 months, Judge Tina Landale told him: "You are a manipulative person who took advantage of her and her affection for you."
Sibthorpe, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to controlling and coercive behaviour. Alleged offences of kidnap and procuring a miscarriage were ordered to lie on file.
