A man has been sentenced to more than 12 years' jail for drugging an intellectually impaired teenage girl with methamphetamines and then raping her.
The 46-year-old man faced the Supreme Court in Townsville in north Queensland on 14 charges, including rape, attempted rape, sexual assault and supplying dangerous drugs.
The man was found guilty of digitally raping the then-15-year-old in her bedroom prior to March 2017.
In April, he injected methamphetamine into the girl's arm and attempted to rape her in the toilet of a Townsville school.
On the same day, the man administered another dose of methamphetamine into the girl's arm and was found to have forcibly raped her.
He was also charged with sexual assault after an incident that occurred in a shower in May.
During the sentencing hearing, Justice David North said he agreed with the submissions that the man was described as manipulative and depraved.
"Your conduct can be described as predatory — you targeted a young intellectually handicapped woman," Justice North said.
"You exploited your relationship with the complainant's mother — you were described as being in a position of trust to this young woman."
Justice North found a number of concerning factors about the man's conduct.
"Your maturity and age is a concerning feature — you used a degree of force to administer drugs on two occasions," he said.
"You manipulated the complainant and her mother.
"You pleaded not guilty to the jury — you showed no remorse."
The man has been sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison.
Justice North acknowledged the 1,257 days the man had already spent in jail on remand.
