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Opetaia Matagi was today jailed for 12 years during sentencing in the High Court at Wellington on a raft of sex charges, including against his adopted daughter.

Warning: This story includes details of sexual offending and may upset some readers.

A man who abused his adoptive daughter went on to abuse another woman decades later - then told her he was a good man and didn't deserve to die in jail.

But the 82-year-old may not have a choice after being sentenced in the High Court at Wellington today.