A child rapist told one of his victims that Father Christmas would not visit her if she did not comply with his vile sexual abuse.
Lee Brown repeatedly subjected two young girls to a range of sickening acts over the course of around a year. One described how the warehouse worker has left her with a "weight on her shoulders she can't bear".
Liverpool Crown Court heard today, Wednesday, that the now 21-year-old was aged 15 when he "groomed and exploited" the two victims - who were only eight and 10. Olivia Beesley, prosecuting, described how Brown subjected them to a campaign of "systematic, persistent and regular" abuse.
