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| Eddie Shah rape trial: Accused admits using prostitute | Eddie Shah rape trial: Accused admits using prostitute |
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| Former newspaper boss Eddy Shah has admitted using a prostitute during evidence at his Old Bailey trial for allegedly raping a schoolgirl. | |
| Mr Shah, 69, who founded the Today newspaper, denies six counts of raping a girl under 16 in the 1990s. | Mr Shah, 69, who founded the Today newspaper, denies six counts of raping a girl under 16 in the 1990s. |
| On Tuesday, Mr Shah, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, said he paid co-defendant Susan Davies, 53, for sex in the 1980s. | On Tuesday, Mr Shah, from Chippenham, Wiltshire, said he paid co-defendant Susan Davies, 53, for sex in the 1980s. |
| The businessman is alleged to have taken part in threesomes with Ms Davies and the schoolgirl in the early 1990s. | The businessman is alleged to have taken part in threesomes with Ms Davies and the schoolgirl in the early 1990s. |
| Mr Shah, who is still married to the actress wife he had at the time, said he met Susan Davies while he was setting up the now-defunct newspaper. | Mr Shah, who is still married to the actress wife he had at the time, said he met Susan Davies while he was setting up the now-defunct newspaper. |
| "I just wanted some company so I rang an escort agency and Susan Davies was the girl who turned up," he said. "I just wanted somebody to relax with, to talk to, and that was it." | "I just wanted some company so I rang an escort agency and Susan Davies was the girl who turned up," he said. "I just wanted somebody to relax with, to talk to, and that was it." |
| Mr Shah said there had been a sexual encounter "probably every time I met her", paying her between £100 and £200 for each meeting. | Mr Shah said there had been a sexual encounter "probably every time I met her", paying her between £100 and £200 for each meeting. |
| The offences are alleged to have happened when the schoolgirl was between the ages of 12 and 15. | The offences are alleged to have happened when the schoolgirl was between the ages of 12 and 15. |