Abused By Pick 'n' Mix Paedo

Kelly Was Just 9 Years Old When The Vile Abuse Began.

- Angela Johnson

Growing up, I was always fiercely independent.

With two siblings who were much older, I made friends with the local kids.

Geoffrey Skinner, then 46, lived opposite.

He’d no kids, but he’d often be out front pottering while we raced round on roller blades or kicked a footy about.

My mum Mary, then 41, and dad Daniel, 52, trusted Geoffrey and his wife.

As my parents didn’t drive, Geoffrey often offered to take me along on his day fishing trips.

All close friends, no-one questioned it.

I was 9 in August 1996 when Geoffrey took me on a trip.

‘Have as much pick ’n’ mix as you like,’ he smiled at the supermarket.

Delighted, I loaded up £10 worth, chuffed to bits.

Only, as we drove along a dirt track, Geoffrey stopped in a secluded spot.

‘Fancy steering?’ he asked. Excited, I clambered onto his knee, and guided the wheel.

Only, as I did, Geoffrey’s fingers snaked inside my skirt and knickers.I froze, then winced in pain as his nails scraped inside me, and tried to push his hand away.

Despite this, he continued. Unsure what was happening, I just looked forward and continued ‘driving’.

Geoffrey didn’t utter a word. I assumed it was normal, and the abuse became regular, whenever he got me alone.

I’d often be at his house because his wife kept dogs, including one Border collie called Misty.

‘You can treat her like your dog,’ Geoffrey said.

I wasn’t allowed a dog, so I often walked them, or popped over to use Geoffrey’s computer.