A paedophile, Simon Wilson, warned a girl “you can’t tell anyone what I have just done” after he sexually assaulted her. Simon Wilson used the teenager “as a sex toy” during a campaign of sickening abuse and rape over the course of several years.
But, when confronted over his sickening actions, the “selfish and cruel” child rapist stated that his victim “wasn’t innocent”. She meanwhile says that she “felt trapped” after his assaults “became normal” to her, but he now “can’t hurt her any more”.
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday afternoon, Thursday, that Simon Wilson would call her “his slag” and asked her whether he could “carry on when she was married”. The 41-year-old, from St Helens, would also would “tell her he loved her” and called her “babes” and “gorgeous”.
Peter Wilson, prosecuting, described how the defendant began abusing her by touching her intimitately on repeated occasions. After one such incident, Simon Wilson “shushed” her and warned: “You can’t tell anyone what I have just done.”
He also raped the complainant twice, including after asking her “what do I get?” when she told him she was messaging a boy on Snapchat. The pervert was also said to have pushed her onto a bed and slapped her during his assault.
When confronted by the girl’s mum, Simon Wilson said that the victim “was not innocent” and protested that it “didn’t happen more than 10 times”. In a statement which was read out to the court on her behalf, she said: “During the first incident, I felt scared and confused. I didn’t understand it.
“This soon became normal for me. During the years that this was going on, I felt trapped. I felt like it was never going to end and there was no way out.
“Simon Wilson told me on many occasions not to tell anyone. When I finally decided to tell my mum, I was so scared. I didn’t know what was going to happen. I felt as though a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.
“I feel free to live my life, the same life my friends are able to have. A normal life. I feel as though I’m looking forward to life now.
“When the police first came round, I felt scared. I had so many thoughts in my head. When I found out that Simon Wilson had been remanded, I was relieved because I knew it was all over and he couldn’t hurt me any more.”
Like most paedophiles Simon Wilson had not been caught before so has no previous convictions. Steven Swift, defending, told the court: “The defendant is making progress in prison. He is trusted and he is employed in the prison estate. He is keen to engage with professionals in prison and ultimately move on with his life.”
Simon Wilson admitted two counts of rape and three charges of sexual activity with a child. Appearing in the dock wearing a blue Under Armour tracksuit top, he was jailed for 10 years and four months.
Sentencing, Judge Ian Harris said he had “treated her as a surrogate girlfriend whenever he pleased” and added: “Your behaviour was selfish and cruel. You used her for some years as a sex toy.
“You became unnaturally jealous. You called her affectionate names. You said you missed her when she was at school. She did not tell anyone what was happening because she was scared what would happen to her.
“I find it difficult to accept that there is genuine remorse. You admitted that you were excited about and enjoyed the sexual abuse. By abusing her you were meeting your own sexual needs, even though you knew this behaviour was not normal and repellent to any right thinking member of society.”
Simon Wilson will be required to serve two thirds of this sentence behind bars before becoming eligible for release on licence. He was also handed an indefinite sexual harm prevention and a lifelong restraining order, as well as being told to sign the sex offenders’ register for life.
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