A paedophile raped a young girl more than 40 times. Kevin Clegg carried out at least 44 sexual offences on the child over a "campaign of rape" which lasted six years.
The 37-year-old also carried out 42 other sexual offences, the Liverpool Echo reports. Liverpool Crown Court heard how Clegg, from Bootle, subject to "extremely vulnerable" victim to a campaign of abuse and ruined her childhood.
Judge Denis Watson, QC, told Clegg any admissions he made were simply him "minimising" his crimes "as much as you possibly could".
He pleaded guilty to two offences - one count of sexual assault and one of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. Martine Snowdon, prosecuting, said this was touching the girl's breasts and genitalia over clothing,
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