‘I was raped 3,000 times’ Sex Abuse Survivor Narrates Horrifying Torment

A paedophile has been arrested on the charges of raping a 10-year-old girl for a period of six years after she left school.

According to a report, the minor victim was sexually assaulted twice a day from the age of 10 to 16.

Identified as Keith Downend, the accused, is currently serving 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to various counts of sexual abuse.

Recalling the years of torment, the victim said, “He robbed me of my childhood. I was raped time and time again, often twice a day.”

“Now that he is in the prison, I can look to the future,” she further added.

While the case was undergoing trial, the victim told the court that the abuse started when she was offered a baby sitting job at the accused’s home. She was expected to look after the accused’s children while his wife was at work.

While Downend’s wife was busy working, he would often rape the victim at his home.

“He’d put his hand over my mouth or kiss me with beer breath. It was disgusting,” the victim said.

When she returned home that day, her father noticed wooden splinters on her bottom and inquired about it. However, the victim did not have an answer.

She said that she would be raped twice a day, sometimes as soon as Downend returned home or sometimes in the middle of the night.

“He said I had to tell him when my periods were over. I used to lie but he’d catch me out,” the victim said.