A WOMAN who alleges she was indecently assaulted and raped by a Gedling man man maintained to a jury her claims were true.
She was quizzed about her allegations against defendant Andrew Crane at Nottingham Crown Court today.
Ian Way, defending, suggested the allegations were not true.
The woman, who cannot be identified, tearfully told him at Nottingham Crown Court: "Yes they are."
Crane, 49, of Coronation Walk, Gedling, denies 15 charges of a sexual nature involving two girls in Nottingham.
Crane is alleged to have abused the first victim, who gave evidence today, hundreds of times.
He is accused of six charges of indecently assaulting her, one charge of gross indecency toward her and four of rape. He is charged with three more allegations of indecent assault in relation to the second girl and one of raping her.
Andrew Vout, prosecuting, told the jury on Monday this was a troubling and disturbing case.
"What it boils down to is that you have two women who say they were abused by him sexually. He says they are telling a pack of lies," he said.
The first child was five when, Mr Vout said, Crane began subjecting her to a "quite appalling campaign of sexual abuse", which gradually worsened. She called what happened to her her "little chest of horrors", the court heard.
Crane is alleged to have touched her, then given her chocolate, performed sexual acts in a toilet and got her to simulate a pornographic pose from a magazine.
There was a sexual incident involving a toy elephant as well as episodes where he raped her, the court heard. She went to police in 2011.
The second victim was frightened and crying when he first indecently assaulted her in a toilet, the court heard.
On another occasion, he performed a sexual act in front of her and another time he raped her, it was alleged.
As in the first girl's case, the abuse of the second girl allegedly got worse. Years later she too spoke out.
Crane was interviewed about her allegations in June 2012. He denies all 15 offences. The case continues.
