January 2023 Paedophile groomed girl with fizzy drinks and Timberland boots for years A paedophile’s victim was left feeling “trapped” after he subjected her to years of abuse and groomed her using gifts. Kevin King is understood to have groomed his victim with fizzy drinks and Timberland boots alongside multiple sickening sexual assaults – but continues to plead his innocence even after being found guilty. Prosecutor Michael Scholes told Liverpool Crown Court on Tuesday that the 55-year-old repeatedly abused the young female victim over the course of three years. King, from Maybank Road in Tranmere, assaulted her on multiple occasions, including when she was as young as 13. The pervert instructed her to perform sex acts on him, as well as forcing her to watch pornography He also made her give him pairs of her underwear. King asked the young girl to have sex with him, but she refused. Throughout this time, King gifted her clothing, shoes – including Timberland boots – and bottles of Dr Pepper. The sick predator told her these were a “secret” and that she would “get into trouble” if she told anyone. The complainant reported King’s actions to police 2019, and disclosed what had happened to members of her family. In a heartbreaking statement read to the court on her behalf, she describes how she continues to suffer from mental health problems and flashbacks due to his actions. She said: “I felt trapped. I would like awake at night wishing I had a normal life – he ruined a massive chunk of my life.” The predator was unanimously found guilty of six counts of sexual activity with a child, two of causing a child to engage in sexual activity and two charges of causing a child to watch sexual activity by a jury following a trial.