Abuse has consumed my life, victim tells court

THE court heard that the abuse has 'consumed' the life of Girl A.

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She said: "These men might have been found guilty and convicted, but it is me that has to live with it for the rest of my life and affect all aspects of it.

""It hasn't just impacted me, it has impacted my family, my children and friends.

"I fully understand the reason why it has taken so long, and it upsets me to read negative comments on social media in regard to the police taking their time. The public do not understand the lengths the police have had to go to with the information I have provided to them.

"Having to attend ID parades of these men, seeing photographs of these men again haunted me for days after.

"Fearing that I may bump into them, and that they may subject me to further abuse as I had spoken out about the abuse they had put me through as a child.