Alleged child rapist "gave girls cigarettes and beer," trial told

RELATIVES of a schoolgirl allegedly abused in a country park have given tearful testimony in court.

The girl’s mum and sister described at Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday when they first heard the allegations against Adam Lockwood (30).

Lockwood, formerly of Rotherham but now of Mill Lane in Dewsbury, is charged with 14 sexual offences against two girls.

These include nine counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, two of rape, one of sexual assault, one of assault by penetration and one of engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child.

He denies all of the crimes, said to have happened between 2012 and 2014, when the complainants were aged 13 to 15.

One complainant’s older sister, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was driving the girls when one had a call from Lockwood, the court heard.

She told jurors: “She put it on speakerphone and I heard him say he was sorry for getting her in trouble.

“I asked her what had gone off and the girls said Adam had been making them do things they didn’t want to do and he had been giving them cigarettes and beers.

“I asked what he had been making them do and they said kissing each other in front of him and kissing him.

“I asked if they had sex with him and they said no. I asked if they had touched their privates and one said no but the other said he had.

“My sister didn't even want to look at me. I told her I needed to tell our mum but she didn't think she would be believed.”

The witness then took the girls to her mum's house, where she was told about the allegations.

Both girls then claimed that Lockwood had made them perform oral sex on him.

The older sister said: “When I heard it, I instantly felt sick.”

The mum, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, broke down as she described hearing the claims.

She told jurors: “My daughter told me that Adam was always ringing her, even when she was at school.

“I was told that, in one phone call, Adam told her that he could soon do whatever he wanted to her because it was almost her 16th birthday.

“She also told me Adam would force her to get in his car and drive her up to Ulley Country Park.”

Lockwood is also accused of forcing the girls to watch pornography on his phone.

He denies all of the charges. The trial continues.

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