Girl raped and abused by man who tried to 'buy her silence', court hears
A GIRL was raped and sexually assaulted over the course of four years by a man who tried to “buy her silence”, a court heard.
Simon Jacobs, 58, is alleged to have abused a girl under the age of 15 more than 20 years ago.
Chelmsford Crown Court was told yesterday the attacks were carried out between September 1999 and September 2003.
Jacobs, of Chase Lane, Dovercourt, denies seven counts of indecent assault and three counts of rape.
Opening the prosecution case, Nneka Akudolu said: “This case can be summed up in a few words.