A pair of “manipulative” human traffickers have been jailed for plying girls as young as 13 with alcohol before sexually exploiting them in hotels in north Surrey and south west London, including in Twickenham and Tolworth.

Daniel Pusey, 21 and Diane Chilcott, 40, lured vulnerable teens up to the age of 15 to hotels and gave them booze and cigarettes.

Pusey also had illegal sex at his parents’ house and told one of the youngsters at a Travelodge in west London: "I want to f*** you on a bed of money."

He was jailed for 13 years at Portsmouth Crown Court on Monday, with Chilcott locked up for six years.

An NSPCC spokeswoman said: “Chilcott and Pusey are manipulative individuals who exploited young, vulnerable girls for sexual purposes.

“The victims have been incredibly brave in speaking out and we hope this sentence gives them some measure of closure and that they are receiving support to overcome their trauma.”

The man from West Drayton, west London, was found guilty of four counts of facilitating travel to exploit and Chilcott, from Chertsey, was convicted of three counts of facilitating travel to exploit.

Pusey had been found guilty of seven offences of sexual activity with a child in connection with this case during a trial which finished in April, but this could not be reported at the time for legal reasons.

Detective Inspector Richard Haycock, from Surrey Police’s Complex Abuse Unit, said: "The bravery shown by those exploited throughout the entire process is highly commendable.

"I hope the sentencing of these two individuals brings some level of closure to the victims.

"This was calculated exploitation of young teenage girls. These individuals who clearly knew what they were doing, supplying the victims with alcohol to make them even more vulnerable to sexual abuse.

"The offenders knew how old the girls were but continued to exploit them on a number of occasions and I commend the victims for their bravery in speaking to authorities and seeing the legal process through to the end, this has been a long and difficult journey for them.

"If anyone is, or has been, in a similar situation, or has concerns about any child - I urge you to please come forward and tell someone who can help you.

"Specialist officers worked closely with social services and police colleagues in London to investigate this case. The police are also continuing to work with the hotel industry through the Operation Makesafe initiative to ensure their staff are alert to possible warning signs of children at risk."