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Man in court over child sex abuse | Man in court over child sex abuse |
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An Oxfordshire man has gone on trial accused of 12 child sex offences, including rape. | |
Victor Huckfield, 41, of High Furlong, Banbury, faces three counts of indecency, five of indecent assault and four of rape. | Victor Huckfield, 41, of High Furlong, Banbury, faces three counts of indecency, five of indecent assault and four of rape. |
Mr Huckfield is accused of abusing a schoolgirl over an eight-year period starting in 1994 and indecently assaulting one of her friends. | Mr Huckfield is accused of abusing a schoolgirl over an eight-year period starting in 1994 and indecently assaulting one of her friends. |
He pleaded not guilty to all the charges, at Oxford Crown Court. | He pleaded not guilty to all the charges, at Oxford Crown Court. |
The prosecution told the court the 41-year-old repeatedly indecently assaulted a schoolgirl between 1994 and 2002. | The prosecution told the court the 41-year-old repeatedly indecently assaulted a schoolgirl between 1994 and 2002. |
The woman, now in her 20s, told the jury the abuse began when she was a child. | The woman, now in her 20s, told the jury the abuse began when she was a child. |
When asked in court how often she was raped she said "almost every day". | When asked in court how often she was raped she said "almost every day". |
She said: "He kept telling me not to tell anyone because no-one would believe me." | |
She told jurors the abuse stopped when she finally threatened to tell everyone. | She told jurors the abuse stopped when she finally threatened to tell everyone. |
But she did not report the abuse to the police until last year, it was heard. | But she did not report the abuse to the police until last year, it was heard. |
The defence suggested she had "made it all up". | The defence suggested she had "made it all up". |
That she was lying because of "a deep resentment" against Mr Huckfield. But she insisted she was telling the truth. | That she was lying because of "a deep resentment" against Mr Huckfield. But she insisted she was telling the truth. |
The case continues. | The case continues. |
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