The creator of a sickening online game where animated children were repeatedly sexually exploited has been jailed for more than 11 years.

West pleaded guilty to creating the online game where users were encouraged to rape, sexually abuse and commit incest with children as young as 12.

If the player chose not to perform the abuse, then they “lost” and the game ended, the judge noted.

While the children were fictional, Judge Mullaly said the animations were lifelike and normalised the abuse of young children.

“The scope and spread of the game was enormous,” the judge said in sentencing.

The game was downloaded thousands of times and West made close to $1 million from monthly subscribers during the three-year period, the judge said.

In August 2023, a 32-year-old man was apprehended and admitted to the authorities that his primary occupation involved developing and maintaining a game. He claimed to have identified an opportunity in the market and taken advantage of it.

“You were the entrepreneur profiting from this sordid market,” Judge Mullaly said.

“Your sexualisation of children and normalisation of incest … reveals a dark aspect of your character.”

Additionally, West confessed to owning 577 illicit images and videos depicting the abuse of real children. These materials were discovered on devices confiscated from his residence in Geelong.

He also admitted secretly filming three of his female neighbours.

An evaluation by a psychologist determined that West exhibited characteristics consistent with a diagnosis of paedophilic disorder, alongside traits commonly associated with narcissistic and antisocial personality disorders.

Judge Mullaly determined West had not shown remorse or contrition but he had pleaded guilty at an early opportunity and cooperated with police.

West was sentenced to 11 years and seven months behind bars, with a non-parole period of eight years and four months.

He has already served 113 days of pre-sentence detention.