Using small change to pay off his victim, a man found guilty of raping an underage girl over a three year period has been jailed for 18 years.

Alex Baah, 42, of Bolstall Hill, Abbey Wood, began raping the girl, now 16, when she was just 13 at a house in New Addington, paying her £2 to take off her knickers.

The victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, complained to police in August 2013 when she was aged 15, saying the assaults took place once or twice a week.

Baah, originally from Ghana, denied ever touching the girl sexually.

He was found guilty of two counts of rape between 2008 and 2013 at the Old Bailey.