'I hate myself': Mother who filmed her husband sexually abusing their 13-year-old girl breaks down as she comes face to face with her daughter 20 years later

  • Depraved Couple, named as Jim and Justine, sentenced in the US in 1996
  • Daughter Amanda, now in her 30s, confronted her mother on TV's Dr. Phil
  • Victim said 'my innocence was stolen from me' in the emotional encounter
  • Justine insisted she had 'made poor choices' and admitted: 'I hate myself'

By Julian Robinson for MailOnline

Published: 07:21 EST, 17 November 2016 | Updated: 22:43 EST, 17 November 2016

A mother who filmed her husband sexually abusing their 13-year-old girl broke down as she came face to face with their daughter 20 years later.

The depraved couple, named only as Jim and Justine, were convicted and sentenced in the US in 1996 for the incestuous attacks on their teenage daughter Amanda.

In a harrowing episode of the television show Dr Phil, the victim, now in her 30s, confronted her mother, revealing how their abuse wrecked her life.

A mother who filmed her husband sexually abusing their 13-year-old girl broke down as she came face to face with their daughter, Amanda (pictured), 20 years later

The depraved couple, named only as Jim and Justine (pictured), were convicted and sentenced in the US in 1996 for the incestuous attacks on their teenage daughter Amanda

Amanda was plied with alcohol and given rewards for submitting to their demands. 

A tearful Justine moaned that she had 'made poor choices' and admitted: 'I hate myself'.

In another instalment of the show her father admits he was the mastermind behind the sexual abuse of his daughter - but that the sex was 'mechanical' and that after the first time he felt no guilt.

Amanda tells her mother: 'How could you do those things to me - to participate even?

'My innocence was stolen from me.'

Host Dr. Phil then asks Justine: 'In what parallel universe does a mother watch her daughter performing a sex act on her husband and her father?'

In a harrowing episode of the television show Dr Phil, the victim, now in her 30s, confronted her mother, revealing how their abuse wrecked her life

Amanda, who said her life spiralled out of control after her nightmare childhood, said Jim is yet to apologise

Amanda says during the show: 'My parents forced me to have sex with them.

'Justine would show me how good sex would feel by having sex in front of me with my father.

'Afterwards, it was a normal night, dessert, brush my teeth and bedtime.

'It’s been 20 years since that nightmare ended, but it’s still hard to grasp the idea that they are out of prison.' 

In an interview, Justine tries to place the blame on her husband - even though she admits filming some of the abuse and having had sex with Jim in front of their daughter.

A tearful Justine moaned that she had 'made poor choices' and admitted: 'I hate myself'

She said: 'Jim found out how much money could be made from child pornography.

'If I could take it all back I would. I hate myself for what I did.'

Meanwhile Jim has described his ex-wife as a liar. He is due to appear on Dr. Phil today to explain his own actions.

Amanda, who said her life spiralled out of control after her nightmare childhood, said Jim is yet to apologise.

Justine and Jim were handed 20 year jail sentences in 1996 after pleading guilty to the sickening abuse.

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