A SICK dad sexually abused his 14-year-old daughter while HIV positive after worming his way back into her life.

       Shaun Dallisson used his diagnosis to get back in touch with Lauren-Eden Penn after he left her mum while she was pregnant.

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       Lauren-Eden Penn was abused by her evil dad Credit: Mirrorpix 6

       The monster abused her knowing he was HIV positive Credit: Lauren-Eden Penn

       He then began grooming and abusing the 14-year-old by plying her with drink and drugs and turning her against her mother.

       Brave Lauren, now 22, has now waived her anonymity to speak out against her depraved dad after he was released from prison halfway through an eight-year sentence.

       The mum-of-two, from Bournemouth, told the Sunday Mirror: "When he reads my story if it does give him a sinking feeling in the stomach I hope he realises that it hasn’t gone away.

       "As much as my life has got better, I do struggle with my mental health and it is always going to be there. It is a life sentence for me. It will always be there no matter how much I move on.

       “But if anybody else is in a similar situation I would tell them not to blame themselves like I used to blame myself. I realise now you can’t blame yourself for terrible decisions that someone else has made.

       "It doesn’t define you. Even if terrible things have happened to you, you can still go on to achieve things that you want to do.”

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       Lauren's nightmare ordeal began when she was 11 after Dallisson reached out following a "near death experience".

       She said at first her dad would take her to the cinema and on family trips with her half brother.

       But when she turned 14, their "normal family" life took a sinister turn after the fiend started to abuse her.

       Lauren said: “I fell asleep and I woke up to dad touching me. I was just kind of frozen at that point. I didn’t really move or anything. I just kind of cried a little bit and I don’t think he realised I was awake, but when he did realise he stopped.

       "He was saying ‘I am a monster, what have I done? What have I done?’ But it kept on happening.”

       'MONSTER'

       Dallisson began regularly abusing Lauren, who remained silent as she was terrified she would lose her dad again.

       At one point, he flew her, her brother and nan on a trip to Egypt, which she said became a holiday from hell.

       When they returned, the abuse continued for a few more months until Dallisson suddenly stopped hurting his daughter.

       But Lauren said "manipulative" Dallisson made her feel guilty by stopping his medication and calling himself a "monster".

       The teen's mum meanwhile had grown concerned over how withdrawn Lauren had become so went through her phone and discovered messages from Dallisson apologising for his sick actions.

       She called the monster to confront him and he confessed and was later arrested.

       Lauren then had to suffer the ordeal of undergoing HIV testing but was thankfully in the clear.

       But the psychological effects of the abuse she suffered tormented Lauren.

       TORMENT

       She said: "At the time I struggled a lot. I did try to end my life at one point. I definitely slipped into drug use.

       "Although social workers were giving me counsellors I just wanted to be left alone, I didn’t want to talk about it.”

       Dallisson was jailed for eight years in 2014 after admitting five counts of engaging in sexual activity with a child and one count of supplying cannabis.

       But he was released four years later and has spent the past four years on licence - although that is now coming to an end.

       Lauren has managed to rebuild her life and completed her GCSEs and A levels before going to university.

       She also launched a successful business and has two children of her own.

       Lauren said: "Over time I gradually started to realise that none of it was my fault. But then when I had my first daughter I found that very emotional. I just looked at her and thought how could you do that?

       “I’ve never really felt angry. I now kind of think why? It isn’t even anger, it is more pity. How could he do that to me?

       “My partner has been a huge support. Telling my story is almost freeing in a sense. Nobody can hold it over me - it is out there.

       “I hope by me speaking out it will spark conversations that are important. Even if one person reads my story and thinks it is not just me then it will be worthwhile.”

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       Dallisson was jailed for eight years in 2014 Credit: Lauren-Eden Penn 6

       His time spent on licence is now coming to an end Credit: Lauren-Eden Penn 6

       Lauren has bravely opened up about her ordeal to help others Credit: Mirrorpix 6

       She said she feels pity now Credit: Mirrorpix