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Man in court over child sex abuse Man in court over child sex abuse
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A Oxfordshire man has gone on trial accused of 12 sex offences against a child, including rape. 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 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.