Woman Harassed Ex With Online Paedophile Claims

A woman falsely branded her ex-boyfriend as a child molester during online chat's with his father.

Melissa Watson, 47, of Abbot Gate, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk ended up being arrested and prosecuted for harassment after the month-long exchanges.

She fought the charge, but was convicted after a trial of harassment between June 9 and July 19, last year and is now banned from contacting the victims.

Bexley Magistrates Court heard the Facebook Messenger chats were motivated by “malice.”

She was sentenced to a twelve-month community order, which includes a 30-day Thinking Skills programme and 15-days rehabilitation.

Watson was also ordered to pay £400 costs and an £85 victim surcharge.

She was also placed under an indefinite restraining order not to contact the victim nor members of his family or attend an identified address.

Magistrate Miss Karla Lowe said: "It's serious enough to impose a community order," after being told there were "complex issues" and had been some legal argument earlier in the proceedings.

Prosecutor Sam Mitchell said: "There were aggravating features of publishing damaging information he was a paedophile causing him to be estranged from his employers and friends.

He had to have two weeks off work. They were false allegations on Facebook over a month.

"The judges at trial believed the victim's evidence and said malice was the motivation."

Watson's lawyer said there were a small number of communications over Facebook Messenger over a month.

The court heard their relationship broke up by mutual consent before she received information in April last year.

There was no planning, no communication with him.

Most of the contact was civil and when he asked her to stop making the allegations she did.

The lawyer said he was "reluctant to divulge too much of the personal circumstances," adding: "She works with the homeless on the streets by cutting their hair."

EastEnders' Star's Booze And Cannabis Row With Pregnant Teenage Daughter

Court Date: Gerry Cowper & Allec Foley

The pregnant teenage daughter of ex-EastEnders star Gerry Cowper spat in her mother’s hair and threw beer over her during a row over drinking and smoking cannabis.

The 18 year-old had been drinking through the night with her boyfriend at the family’s £1m home and reacted after Ms Cowper - who played Rosie Miller in the BBC soap - called her: “Disgusting.”

Student Allec Foley also smashed a front door glass pane and split a wooden fireplace, which she angrily shoved out of her way, during the heated row.

She was convicted at Wimbledon Magistrates Court of assaulting her mother, 58, on July 19, last year at 12 Saville Road, Twickenham and causing criminal damage to the pane and fireplace.

Foley received a twelve-month conditional discharge and magistrate Mr. Rod Wood told her: “Drink played a significant part in what happened.

“In an agitated state you pushed the fire surround and beer was thrown towards your mother and spit directed at your mother.”

Allec, who is due to give birth to a boy in six weeks, told the court: “I’d been drinking throughout the night and had an argument with my boyfriend about the pregnancy.

“My mum called me: ‘Disgusting’ and said I was smoking and drinking while pregnant and I said: ’That’s disgusting’ and spat.”

Gerry fled the four-bed house and called 999 from her car at 8am, also fearing for her daughter’s safety after she cut her wrist with a razor blade.

When quizzed by officers Allec said the row escalated when her mother snapped: “You’re still smoking weed. You’re disgusting.”

She told the court she broke the glass a couple of days earlier when trying to get her sister to answer the door. “I was really intoxicated at this point and my hand went through the glass and was bleeding.”

Allec claimed the spiting incident was accidental. “There was never any point that I intended that, she was halfway down the stairs.

“The beer was a gesture, there was no intention to get it out of the bottle. In anger I threw my arm and the beer did go over the wall and floor.”

Despite complaining about her daughter to police Gerry tried to get her off in court and even made a withdrawal statement. “I did not dream for one second the next step would be this.

“She was on the floor crying and was quite distressed. The pregnancy was fresh in my mind and we got into a verbal exchange about that.

“I said: ‘Oh, are you keeping it are you?’ which upset Allec quite a lot.”

At one point Allec hid in a cupboard and told her mother to: “F*** off,” and they had another “screaming match” the day before, the court heard.

Police Called To Saville Road House

“She was very concerned and very distressed and on this morning she attempted self-harm and took some tablets. I saw the fresh blood and said: ‘I need to call you an ambulance’.

“At the bottom of the stairs something wet hit my back. I thought I had sticky beer in my hair.

“They said: ‘We’re charging your daughter’ and I said: ‘You’re joking.’

“I never supported this prosecution. I never wanted a prosecution to come from what I said, I was misled.”

PC Scott Brodie said: “Ms Cowper was outside in her car distressed, very upset and it was hard for her to get her words out.

“She told me her daughter had thrown beer at her and spat in her hair and there was a lot of beer on the wall and the top she was wearing was soaked-through at the back.

“The house was very messy and untidy and the fireplace looked like it had been tipped upside down in the hall.” 

  

Fulham-born Geraldine ‘Gerry’ Cowper appeared in the soap between 2004 to 2006.

Her late twin sister Jackie Cowper, who died aged just thirty-six, was also an actress, whose credits included ‘Birds of a Feather’ and ‘The Bill’.

In her early twenties Gerry played Jim Hacker’s daughter Lucy in ‘Yes Minister’ and also appeared in ’Only Fools and Horses’; ‘The Bill’; ‘Casualty’ and Law & Order: UK’.

She also has credits in 1970’s cult movies ‘Frenzy’ and ‘The Wicker Man’.

Her younger sister Nicola Cowper, 48, also appeared in Eastenders as recurring character Gina Williams.

The sisters had long-term relationships with bank-robbing accomplices Mark Foley, 56, and Tony McCann, 57, who snatched £9,000 from a branch of Lloyds Bank in 1988.

Foley received 14 years and McCann 15 years.

In 2006 ex-boxer Foley received a life sentence for robbing a Surbiton Unwins off-licence while wearing a black curly wig and holding a gun to the cashier’s head.

He and an accomplice fled with £181 cash and £1,000 worth of cigarettes and alcohol.

He was also suspected of slashing a barman’s face in Spain two years earlier

Geraldine has split with Foley, Allec’s father, and McCann is serving a life sentence - with a 21-year minimum - for murdering a 33 year-old man he stabbed to death in 2006.

Stalker Stared At Schoolgirl From Car

A creepy stalker was caught after his 14 year-old girl victim woke from a nightmare and told her mother about him staring at her from his car as she walked to school.

Palbin Gurung, 31, spent months parking his vehicle on her Twickenham route, driving from junction to junction to get ahead of her and watch as she passed by.

Gurung, of Harlington Road East, Feltham pleaded guilty to stalking, which involved serious harm or distress, between June 1 and November 30, last year.

He will return to Wimbledon Magistrates Court on March 14 for sentencing after the preparation of a probation pre-sentence report.

Prosecutor Miss Mary Atere told the court: “This relates to the stalking of the victim, who was fourteen years-old at the time.

“She says she noticed the defendant following her in his car on her normal route to and from school.

“She was wearing school uniform and it was obvious she was of school age.

“The defendant would drive up to the next junction and park his vehicle and constantly stare and follow her with his eyes.

“He did not get out of the vehicle and he would smile at her on some occasions.

“She changed her route to school to avoid certain roads and there were times she did not want to go to school or leave the house.

“It only came to light when she had a nightmare about the defendant and woke at 2am and told her mother.

“Her step-father then followed her to school and took the vehicle’s registration number.”

This helped police trace and arrest Gurung, who told them: “I admit I have been waiting along the route. I have no intention of scaring her or her family or doing it again.”

Miss Atere added: “He ignores the obvious distress to the victim and the fact she changes her normal route.

“He has frightened her and has had an impact on her. She has had nightmares about this defendant.”

Fashion Grad's Dancefloor Stiletto Stamp During Barstool Row

Stiletto: Shaw-Grant

A fashion graduate stamped on another woman with her stiletto heel when the petite victim was thrown to the floor at a Kensington club during a St. Valentine’s Day bar stool row.

Jadine Kimberley Shaw-Grant, 33, inflicted a cut to the thigh and foot of City accounts executive Alejandra Millan-Doussin, 39, who also suffered a bloody nose at Kensington Roof Gardens on February 14, last year.

Shaw-Grant, of Ladbrook Close, Ashgrove Road, Bromley, denied, but was convicted at Hammersmith Magistrates Court of assaulting Mrs Millan-Doussin.

On Tuesday she was placed on a six-month community order and must obey an evening home curfew for ten weeks between 8.30pm and 6am.

She was also banned from pubs and clubs for four months and ordered to pay Mrs Millan-Doussin £100 compensation and £400 court costs and an £80 victim surcharge.

“She was shouting and was aggressive,” said Mrs Millan-Doussin, who was drinking champagne at the club with her husband Alexis Doussin, 34.

“They took the stool and when I went to ask them for it they were aggressive,” she added, explaining Shaw-Grant was backed-up by another woman and a man. 

The club’s CCTV captured the melee as the couple disappeared to the floor beneath a number of people, with Shaw-Grant clearly making a stamping-motion at the prone victim.

Alejandra Millan-Doussin & Alexis Doussin 

“I blacked-out, I did not feel anything, it was scary. I couldn’t move,” added Mrs Millan-Doussin, a senior executive payroll executive with global accountancy giants Moore Stephens.  

Her husband was also knocked to the dance floor and witnessed the attack on his wife. “She was lying on the floor, taking punches and kicks.”

Shaw-Grant has a degree in Fashion Buying and Brand Management from Ravensbourne - formerly the Bromley College of Art, whose famous alumni include the late David Bowie and designers Stella McCartney and Bruce Oldfield.

Prosecutor Mr. Manjit Mahal told the court: “There was a dispute between Miss Shaw-Grant and the complainant over a bar stool in the club.

“A female from the defendant’s group walked up to the complainant in an aggressive and confrontational manner and heated words are exchanged.

“A male from Miss Shaw-Grant’s party gets involved and the complainant starts backing off to avoid confrontation.

“Miss Shaw-Grant and her group then launch an attack on the complainant and her husband.

“The complainant is thrown to the floor along with her husband and while on the floor she’s assaulted.

“She grabs the hair of someone in self preservation.

“Miss Shaw-Grant comes up and deliberately stamps on the victim while she is on the floor and she sustains an injury and is taken to hospital.

“She suffered injuries to her face and to her leg, which she says is the result of a female’s heel.”

Shaw-Grant was convicted on the basis of inflicting the injuries to Mrs Millan-Doussin’s thigh and foot.

Police traced her to her home address. “She says she only kicked the victim to force her to release her grip on her friend’s hair.” 

Her male friend, who could be seen throwing punches was cautioned by the police.

District Judge Richard Inyendo said: “At least one of the injuries was caused by a stiletto and drink was clearly involved.

“I could be justified in imposing a custodial sentence today, but I don’t think that’s fair on you because after the trial you were told a community order was being considered,” he told Shaw-Grant.

“You involved yourself in violence that was sustained. You should have stopped and thought before carrying-on.

“The lady suffered injuries as a result of what you did to her, kicking and stamping on her while she was on the floor.”

After the sentencing Mrs Millan-Doussin said: “I am so amazed and grateful with the police for all their effort and hard work during the investigation.”

Regarding Shaw-Grant she added: “I don’t want to cause any damage to the person that attacked me. I only wish her well.”

Red Light Cyclist Caught With Drugs

A young cyclist, who was pulled over by police for jumping a red light, had cannabis and ecstacy on him.

Lukas Audickas, 22, of Dixon Court, Canonbury Road, Islington was stopped on his bike in nearby Islington Green.

He appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court, where he contested knowingly having the ecstasy, and a date was fixed for the trial.

Audickas pleaded guilty to possessing a small quantity of cannabis on October 5, but denied one charge of possessing MDMA – better known as 'e'.

He claims he does not know how the ecstacy ended up in his pocket.

Audickas was conditionally discharged for twelve months and ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge.

A forfeiture order was made to destroy the drugs under the Misuse of Drugs Act.

Wine Thief Nicked £1,795 Bottle From Harrods

A Harrods shoplifter with expensive tastes walked out of the department store with a £1,795 bottle of red wine.

Gevorg Harutyunyan, 41, of Salamanca Place, Kennington used a carrier bag from another respected retailer – Waitrose – to cover his crime.

Today at Hammersmith Magistrates Court he was placed on probation for twelve months and ordered to complete 80 hours community service.

It was his second shoplifting offence in five months and he breached a twelve-month conditional discharge when nicking the wine.

Harutyunyan pleaded guilty to stealing the bottle from the store on February 9.

Prosecutor Miss Denise Johnson told the court the defendant concealed the wine within the carrier bag and left without making any attempt to pay.

When stopped outside by security he apologised for what he had done.

“At the police station he was asked if he was under the influence of drink or drugs and said: 'No.' and said he felt ashamed of himself as a result of the incident.”

Harutyunyan, who has to obey immigration reporting conditions and is disqualified from working or claiming benefits, claims it was an “impulsive” act.

He claimed he did not know the value of the wine and wandered into the shop with a friend after shopping at Waitrose.

Harutyunyan has two sisters in the UK, but is too ashamed to tell them about the theft.

“It is the second time you have been shoplifting and that aggravates the situation you are in,” District Judge Richard Inyendo told him.

“The other aggravating factor is the high value of the item you stole.”

Harutyunyan was also fined £50 for breaching the conditional discharge and ordered to pay £85 costs and an £80 victim surcharge.

Council Highways Expert Convicted Of Drunken Midnight Street Attack

Guilty: Richard Hamilton

A local government officer attacked a stranger in the street during a drunken midnight confrontation following a boozy leaving do.

Highways engineer Richard Hamilton, 48, who is employed by the London Borough of Richmond-upon-Thames bashed the architectural assistant's head against the pavement.

Civil engineer Hamilton, of Stoneydeep, Twickenham Road, Teddington, denied, but was convicted of assaulting 25 year-old Lucas Docherty.

Wimbledon Magistrates Court heard it was 12.30am on October 15, last year when Hamilton, who was walking along Twickenham Road with a pint glass in his hand, bumped into Mr. Docherty.

“I had just got out of a cab and was walking towards my house and was approached by someone and bumped into,” he told the court.

“It was almost on purpose and whether it was aggressive or due to alcohol, I don't know.

“I asked him if he was alright and he said something about not knowing where he was and was trying to get home.”

Mr. Docherty offered to help and began walking Hamilton to the nearest bus stop.

“He had a pint glass in his hand and I asked where he got it from and he tried to put it over the top of my head.

“He came behind me as if he was trying to hit my head. He sat on me and was repeatedly bashing my head against the pavement.

Attacked: Lucas Doherty

“There was around twenty hits on the pavement and I thought this could really do some damage.”

Fortunately police saw the assault and intervened.

“He was sitting on me when the police arrived and I had a bit of blood coming from the back of my head and there was a gash.”

Earlier that day Hamilton had visited the Institution of Civil Engineers and attended a Richmond function, where he consumed approximately six pints and a measure of whiskey.

He claimed Mr. Docherty was the aggressor and denied bumping into the victim.

He claimed the victim followed him and confronted him with the words: “Have you got a problem?”

He denied hitting Mr. Docherty with the pint glass, insisting he had to pin him to the floor to protect himself.

Police said Hamilton was “swaying” and had to lean against the police car to remain upright.

He told the officers he felt threatened by Mr. Docherty and held him to the floor in self-defence.

The magistrates found the £37,000 a year highways expert guilty of the street attack and conditionally discharged him for two years.

Hamilton was also ordered to pay £100 compensation to Mr. Docherty, £500 court costs and a £20 victim surcharge. 

Anti-Racism Campaigner Shouted: "Here Comes The House Negro" At Black PCSO

An anti-racism campaigner shouted: “Here comes the house negro,” when a black PCSO tried to stop a fellow-musician busking outside a London tube station.

Elavi Dowie, 49, of Singleton Court, Chapel Street, Blackpool was convicted of using racially-aggravated threatening behaviour in Camden High Street on July 14, last year. 

His claim there was no racist intent and he was merely reflecting his own heritage was rejected at North London’s Highbury Corner Magistrates Court.

Dowie organised the Music Against Hate Crime programme at the Z-Arts Centre, Hulme, Manchester last year, after he was called a “black b******” when busking in Blackpool and attacked.

The dad-of-two was set upon by a group, who threw kicks and punches and ripped-off his shirt. 

The court heard PCSO Cynthia Zimani was on duty last summer, looking for a homeless man she assisted earlier.

The officer approached the white female busker, who was entertaining a crowd of people in a prohibited area in front of Camden Underground Station.

As she did Dowie shouted: “Here comes the house negro,” continuing to repeat the statement despite being asked to stop.

He is well-known in the area and a regular street-performer of his brand of reggae and hip-hop.

As the officer spoke to the busker Dowie continued repeating the words and the police were called and he was arrested.

The court heard the PCSO was “distressed” by the defendant’s behaviour, which she took as racial abuse against herself, with onlookers said to be “shocked.”

When quizzed by police Dowie put an alternative spin on the words, claiming he asked: “Why are you behaving like a house negro?”

He also told police: “When some black people are put into power positions they abuse that power over other black people.”

In court he explained: “Society may wish to obliterate history, but that is my history. Slavery.

“I can ask it of the police because they are in a position of power and are policing me in a certain way.

“Her position can further alienate or subjugate black people in society. I thought she’d understand that.

“I picked the words to illustrate the context. In no way did I show any hostility based on somebody’s race.”

District Judge Susan Williams conditionally discharged Dowie for nine months and ordered him to pay a £20 victim surcharge.

“You were repeatedly asked to stop and there was alarm and distress,” she told him. “You would not have used the words: ‘House negro’ if she was not of Afro/Caribbean origin.

“It was abusive and intended to be abusive. You are liking her to people in days of slavery, who abused their power over other slaves.”

Dowie is receiving Employment Support Allowance and told the court he has another four months of therapy to complete.

“I was the victim of a racially-motivated attack in Blackpool so stopped working and started to deal with the effects of it.”

There was some good news for Dowie when the judge wiped out £2,245 in Camden busking fines because he had spent two separate days in court fighting the case.

“I think this was a misjudgement on your part and you made a point in an abusive way,” she told him. “I hope you will reflect on inappropriate language in the future.

“You are sensitive to words being loaded with offensive meaning.”

Afterwards Dowie said: “I will reflect on the error and won’t make that mistake again.”

Speedy Gonzalez: Nottingham Forest Star's Car Caught Breaking Limit

Nottingham Forest full-back Daniel Pinillos Gonzalez has been fined £600 after failing to say who was driving his powerful Mercedes when it was caught speeding by a camera.

The 24 year-old Spanish left-back, of River Crescent, Waterside Way, Nottingham also received six penalty points.

He pleaded guilty at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court to failing to give information relating to the driver and was also ordered to pay £85 costs and a £60 victim surcharge.

His black three-litre Mercedes was snapped breaking the 30mph speed limit in Hanger Lane, Ealing on May 3, last year.

Gonzalez signed for Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2015 after having previously played for Spanish clubs Racing Santander and Cordoba.

MP's Wife Caught Drink-Driving After Asking Police To Assist In Search For Lost Dogs

Arriving At Court: Claire Podbielski-Stewart

The wife of Tory MP Colonel Bob Stewart was caught driving at twice the drinks limit after pulling-over and asking police to help search for her lost dogs.

Aristocrat Claire Podbielski-Stewart, 51, had been drinking gin and tonic’s before searching for the escaped pets at 11.20pm near the couple’s £1.45m constituency home.

Her 67 year-old husband is the MP for Beckenham and they met when he was a UN commander in Bosnia and she worked for the Red Cross.

Podbielski-Stewart, of Shortlands Road, Shortlands, the daughter of a Polish Count, appeared alone and unrepresented at Bromley Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

She did not ask for the case to be adjourned to allow her to seek legal representation and did not request the free duty solicitor.

She pleaded guilty to driving her ten year-old 2.4 litre diesel silver Volvo in Shortlands Road on February 3 with 71 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath.

The legal limit is 35.

Prosecutor Miss Denise Clewes told the court: “Officers were on duty dealing with an incident when a Volvo drove past and pulled over in front of them.

“Mrs Podbielski-Stewart got out of the driver’s side of the Volvo and went to the front passenger-side window of the police vehicle.

“One of the officers was dealing with the London Ambulance Service so a second officer got out to speak and when he did she asked: ‘Can you help me find my dogs?’

MP Bob & Claire

“He could detect the strong smell of alcohol on her breath and she was unsteady on her feet.

“She was asked if she had anything to drink that night and replied: ‘A few gin and tonics. I don’t know.’

“She was asked if she knew it was an offence to drive when you have had too much to drink and she said she did.”

A second police unit was called and Podbielski-Stewart was arrested and taken to Bromley Police Station.

“I should not have taken the car,” she calmly told the magistrates in her thick accent from behind the secure glass-panelled dock.

“I did not realise how much I had drunk and asked the police officers by chance.”

Her husband has been the local MP since 2010 and the couple live in a seven-bedroom home set in half an acre of land.

Podbielski-Stewart, who has no previous convictions, was disqualified from driving for seventeen months and fined £576, with £85 costs and ordered to pay a £60 victim surcharge.

Bench Chairwoman Pauline Pierce told her: “This alcohol reading is a the second level.”

That prevented the magistrates from disqualifying Podbielski-Stewart for the minimum of twelve months. 

Banned: Leaving Court

She agreed to pay to take the drink-drive rehabilitation course, which will reduce the ban by 25%.

“If you successfully complete the course your disqualification will be reduced by seventeen weeks,” added Mrs Pierce.

Podbielski-Stewart had arrived at court early and was dropped-off by a car that stopped across the road.

There was no sign of her MP husband.

She was dressed in a dark blue double-breasted coat, with brass buttons, with a light-blue blouse and darker blue jacket underneath.

She was wearing skinny jeans and black boots.

When approached outside she shook her head and kept walking when asked to discuss the case.

Plane Passenger's Drinks Arrest

A plane passenger arrested for being drunk on his USA-bound flight has been fined.

David Jeffrey Elsdon, 32, of Aycliffe Crescent, Springwell, Gateshead was due to travel from Heathrow Airport.

He appeared at Uxbridge Magistrates Court charged with being drunk on an aircraft, namely a Virgin Airbus A340-600, on February 26, last year.

Elsdon was fined £150, with £85 costs and was ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge.

Woman Denies Disneyland Paris Tickets Fraud

A woman accused of swindling prospective holidaymakers by selling non-existent trips to Disneyland Paris appeared in court for the first time yesterday.

Ellie Catchesides, 28, of Sparrows Lane, Eltham faces four charges of fraud by false representation, with intent to make a financial gain.

The charges relate to August 31; two on September 16 and October 5, last year.

She faces a fifth charge of fraud by false representation on June 27, 2015, namely creating an email account in the name of her landlady confirming rent had been paid.

Catchesides indicated a not guilty plea to all counts at Bromley Magistrates Court and was bailed to appear at Woolwich Crown Court on March 21.

Prosecutor Miss Pauline Pierce said she offered trips to the amusement park to people she knew for a discount, claiming she had to cancel her own holiday and had spare tickets.

It is alleged the charges were fraudulent from the outset and Catchesides knew no holidays had been booked.

Disco Entertainer 'DJ Elvis' Denies Raping Young Girl On Mattress In Back Of His Van

A mobile disco entertainer called ‘DJ Elvis’ raped a young girl on the mattress in the back of his works van over two decades ago, a court heard today.

Graham Horrix, 59, had a collection of porn and a quantity of condoms as well as his music equipment in the vehicle, the jury were told.

The father-of-two, of Priestwood Avenue, Bracknell, Berkshire has pleaded not guilty of two counts of raping the girl when she was aged between four and fourteen years-old.

He also denies three counts of indecently assaulting the girl in the Clapham area of south-west London.

The counts relate to a ten-year span between 1989 and 1999 and Horrix appeared in the dock at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court  sporting a seemingly dyed-black Elvis-style quiff.

The complainant, now aged 31 years-old, told the court he also raped her on the bathroom floor of the house he was staying at.

“He’d always entice me and say: ‘Let’s listen to some music.’

“He would always put music on first, silly songs like: ‘I’ve got a lovely bunch of coconuts.’

“He boasted about other females and said they had sex in the van and asked me if I was jealous, saying: ‘You’re not my only special girl.’

“He had his deejay equipment and mattress in the back of the van and porn and condoms.

“He’d get the porn magazines out and had these porn playing cards and make me look through the whole packet.”

Prosecutor Miss Corinne Bramwell said the first incident occurred in the toilet block near Horrix’s seaside caravan.

“He touched her chest and put his hand inside her knickers.

“He touched her and kissed her on the mouth and forced his tongue into her mouth when they were alone in the caravan.

“When she was alone in the van Mr. Horrix used that opportunity to sexually abuse her and she describes wanting to scream, but being too frightened to do so.”

He also encouraged the girl to wash his hair, added Miss Bramwell : “He’d splash water on her and suggest she took her top off and would touch her breasts.”

Horrix also forced her to give him oral sex, the jury were told. “She says she was scared and in fear during this period of her life.”

During the van rape he told her: “You’re a big girl now,” explained the prosecutor.

“He was rough, she says. Pulling her jeans down, pushing her legs apart and raping her.”

The second rape occurred in Horrix’s bathroom, said Miss. “He forced her to straddle him and forced her down onto him.

“She says it was very painful.”

The woman reported Horrix to the police in March, 2015, explaining: “I wasn’t the only one it happened to. There could be a lot of other people out there.”

Trial continues……….