AN alleged victim of historical child sex crimes 'always blamed herself' for the abuse , a court has heard.

Prosecutors at Oxford Crown Court claim that Mitchell Purvis regularly abused his child victim on numerous occasions during the 1980s in Didcot.

The 54-year-old of Kynaston Road, Didcot, denies 10 counts alleging indecent assault, sexual intercourse with a child and buggery.

As the trial continued today a former partner of the alleged victim took to the witness box.

Speaking of their relationship after the alleged abuse had ended he told jurors: "She said things [about what] happened to her when she was younger, as a child, sexual acts.

"She always blamed herself."

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Asked if he remembered her telling him how old she was during these acts he said: "I seem to remember thinking she was 13 or 14, but my statement says she says she was younger than that.

"She was a child."

Quizzed on whether the alleged victim had discussed specifics of what happened he said that she told him 'everything had happened sexually'.

He went on to say that she went on to receive counselling for what she claimed happened but added: "She didn't stick with it."

During cross examination it was put to him that the woman had continued to drink throughout their relationship, an assertion he agreed.

Asked if her talking about the alleged abuse made him 'more sympathetic to her' he said: "Absolutely yes but I had known about it for 20-something years back then. She told me so many times."

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Earlier in the trial the alleged victim took to the witness box to tell jurors what she claimed happened to her.

She said she thought the sex was 'normal' and she saw Purvis as her 'boyfriend'.

Purvis denies all the charges and the trial continues.