Alleged Internet Perv Denies Sex Attacks On Two Young Girls

A paedophile, who hunted the internet for child porn, “acted out his fantasies with two girls” - sexually abusing one of them on his lap during a game of 'It', a jury were told today.

Father-of-two Peter Ross, 56, of Camrose, Beech Drive, Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey claims the girls, who were aged between twelve to thirteen and nine to eleven years-old respectively at the time, have simply invented the allegations.

Prosecutor Mr. Tom Wilkins told Croydon Crown Court the defendant downloaded child pornography on his computer and: “acted out his fantasies with two girls.”

The offences took place at Ross's former Croydon home, which he and his family suddenly abandoned when he was initially reported to police in 2006, the court heard.

“The defendant made the first complainant play a game called 'It' and when she was 'It' she would have to sit on his lap and that is when he touched her,” explained Mr. Wilkins.

“Sometimes his hand would go down her trousers and this happened quite a few times and sometimes he would put his fingers inside her vagina.

“She said it hurt and also says the defendant would play with himself while undressed.”

The victim reported Ross to the police and he abandoned his home so quickly the doors were left open, added the prosecutor.

The second victim found herself alone in the property with the defendant, explained Mr. Wilkins. “He pulled her jeans down and rubbed her just above the vagina.

“He says both girls are lying, that they have made it up.

“When the police went to arrest him for these allegations that the girls made they searched his home computer and on it there were forty or so indecent images of girls downloaded from the internet.

“The computer had been used since 2007 to search for the same imagery.”

The 2006 investigation was not pursued, but after the allegations were discussed on Facebook in 2010 by the complainants they came forward and made statements to police.

Ross has pleaded not guilty to four specimen charges of sexual activity with a child between May 1, 2004 and June 13, 2006 in relation to the first complainant and is alternatively charged with four indecent assaults in relation to the same incidents.

He also denies sexually assaulting the second girl between May 1, 2004 and May 20, 2006 and is alternatively charged with indecent assault in relation to the same incident.

Ross has also pleaded not guilty to six counts of making indecent images on or before July 24, last year.

Trial continues...............