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A man is facing jail after he raped a 12-year-old girl at least 20 times.

William Preece groomed the girl after meeting her in a chatroom, Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard.

The 36-year-old met her in Starbucks before launching his sick sexual attacks.

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He had converted his car to house a mattress in the back where he raped the girl.

Preece, who lives in Huddersfield, admitted a catalogue of serious sexual offences including rape.

He is now awaiting sentence next month, StokeonTrentLive reports.

Prosecutor Howard Searle said: “On her 12th birthday he gave her £100 which is a sizable sum for a girl of that age.

"He would describe giving her money as a wage which s

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