Elvis impersonator ‘repeatedly sexually abused girl from the age of four for five years’

AN Elvis impersonator has been accused of a string of child sex offences said to have begun when a girl was just four-years-old.

Derrel Weaver, 62, of Looe, Cornwall, is said to have committed the offences over five years.

Weaver walked into Truro Crown Court on crutches and wearing a pair of Elvis-style aviator glasses as the case against him was opened.

The alleged victim, interviewed by police in 2015, gave evidence via a video link.

She sobbed as she told jurors that she had contacted police before having been unable to shake off her memories of Weaver.

She said: "I spent some time away and I tried to forget about him but I couldn't, it just stays there.

"I felt worried and guilty that he was doing this to others and I wanted to speak out. I felt brave enough."

Weaver has denied 12 counts of indecently assaulting the girl and two further counts of committing an act of gross indecency against her.

The trial continues.

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