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My trusted babysitter raped me when I was a child during eight years of sexual abuse
When Michael Whilding s victim was 11 years old she would dream of walking in front of a bus or lorry to end her fear after he subjected her to years of grotesque abuse
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The little girl in the picture below was only six years old when that photo was taken.
A primary school pupil with a loving family behind her, and the whole world in front of her, it should have been a time of excitement and possibility and nothing else.
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Man raped girl in campaign of sexual abuse starting when she was six years old
Depraved paedophile Michael Whilding was also found guilty of indecency with another child during the same time period
Michael John Whilding was jailed for 16 years (Image: South Wales Police)
A man raped and sexually abused a child over a period of eight years, a court has heard.
Michael Whilding, 65, subjected his victim to a campaign of sexual abuse and sexual violence when she was as young as six years old.
In total Whilding, of Mallory Close, St Athan, was convicted of 35 counts including two count of rape, two counts of attempted rape, indecent assault, and indecency with a child following a trial heard in March. The defendant had denied all the allegations.
His licence was endorsed with six points.
PAUL MATTHEW TAYLOR, 37, of Barry Road, Barry, was ordered to pay £344 in a fine, costs and a surcharge for driving through a red light. His licence was endorsed with three points.
ANDREW JAMES COBURN, 34, of Hunter Street, Barry, was ordered to pay £224 in a fine, costs and a surcharge for speeding at 47 mph in a 30mph zone in Rumney, Cardiff. His licence was endorsed with three points.
STEVEN FELLOWS, 72, of Higher End, St Athan, was ordered to pay £224 in a fine, costs and a surcharge for driving without wearing a seat belt.
JENNA BAILEY, 36, of Ramsey Road, Barry, was ordered to pay £164 in a fine, costs and a surcharge for speeding at 35mph in a 30mph zone on Cowbridge Road West in Cardiff.