Sadistic paedophile finally caught after police repair smashed cassette of sick evidence

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Liverpool ECHO reported.He was found guilty of 11 counts of rape, relating to at least 35 attacks on the victim, from when she was aged 11 or 12 to a young adult, including the rape in the Category A video he shot with a tripod and camera.Wood was also convicted of three counts of indecently assaulting her, on at least 11 occasions in total, when she was aged 11 to 15, including an attack captured in a Category B video.Years later, the now-adult woman went to the police and reported her ordeal, leading to the pensioner's arrest.Wood, who claimed they'd once had consensual sex, denied any sexual activity between them when she was underage.But a search of his home revealed camcorder cassettes in the loft - including one that appeared to have been destroyed.And when a detective managed to repair the old cassette, it showed Wood had filmed himself raping and molesting the child.He then denied 12 counts of rape and six counts of indecent assault, which forced his victim to go through the ordeal of giving evidence.Before the harrowing trial began, Wood admitted two counts of making indecent photographs of a child.They related to two recordings on the cassette, which prosecutors said showed him raping and indecently assaulting the girl.Wood admitted making the Category A and B videos, but said they showed consensual sexual activity when the girl was 16 or 17 - having previously suggested she was 18 or over in the footage.He denied any other wrongdoing and said everything videoed had happened on just one occasion.David Polglase, prosecuting, told the jury different clothing worn by Wood and the girl, different lighting and different decor in the background on the two clips suggested otherwise.The prosecutor said the victim was.