A Ramsgate man of 66 has been convicted of a string of child abuse offences dating back as far as 1990.

Brian Dubey, of Princess Margaret Avenue, had denied six indecent assaults, two assaults and two rapes against a young girl.

But a jury at Canterbury Crown Court unanimously found him guilty of all 10 offences.

The court was then told of Dubey’s previous convictions, which included dishonesty, possessing cocaine and LSD, possessing cannabis with intent to supply and possessing a .22 rifle with a shortened barrel and 42 rounds of ammunition.

Judge Adele Williams remanded Dubey in custody and will sentence him on May 20.

The victim told the court that Dubey had carried out the abuse and had raped her.

He had also hit her and she said she was frightened of him. But Dubey told the jury that the abuse had never taken place.

“Nothing like that happened at all,” he said. “It just never happened.”

Steven Talbot Hadley, prosecuting, said the abuse started as touching and led up to rape.

“It is the Crown’s case that the victim has given a clear and complete account of the abuse from this man.”

The victim went to the police in April 2013 and Dubey was arrested and denied all the allegations.

Dubey told the court he had been badly hurt in a car accident and the head injury had led to a loss of memory which took a long time to return.

Cross examined by Mr Talbot Hadley Dubey denied grooming the girl and denied being a paedophile.