He abused her again, and again, and again - then offered money to keep her quiet

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A vile sex offender who assaulted a girl hundreds of times left a 'horrible shadow' lingering over her for decades. Terry Godwin targeted his victim when she was a young child.

The abuse went on for years - haunting his victim for 'as long as she can remember', Liverpool Crown Court heard. Godwin even paid money in an attempt to buy his victim's silence.

But decades later, he has finally faced justice for his evil crimes. The court heard on Tuesday (August 20) how the victim came forward to police in 2022, the Liverpool Echo reports. READ MORE: Tragedy as woman dies after being pulled from water at Salford Quays David Polglase, prosecuting, described how the complainant told Merseyside Police she 'spent her life pretending that the abuse didn't happen'.

Godwin was aged between 12 and 19 when the offences took place, and was said to have sexually abused his victim more than 250 times.