'I can never forgive you for stealing my childhood' - victim of depraved Dudley paedophile tells court
The brave victim of Dudley paedophile Joshua Smith stood in court and told her tormenter how he wrecked her life by forcing her to send him depraved intimate videos.
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She said: "I was 14 when this case started. Now I am a young lady whose childhood, confidence and happiness have been stripped by you.
"This man used a little girl to his advantage and he did. I now find it hard to maintain friendships, I started isolating. I could not concentrate at school. My teachers noticed my work suffered.
"My family have had to live with me, every time I broke down. They feel they are walking on egg shells around me. My sisters do not want to see me sometimes because of the moods I can have."
She added: "They have told me they do not recognise the person I have become, that breaks my heart."
