A man sexually abused three children over a period of seven years in the New Forest, a court has heard. 

Steve Oxborrow, 33, of Wilverley Road, Wootton abused the children on multiple occasions between January 2005 and June 2012. 

This took place in Wootton and New Milton and he has since been charged.

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After a three-week trial, he has now been found guilty of a string of offences. 

Appearing at Southampton Crown Court yesterday (April 5) he was found guilty of five counts of sexual activity with a child under 13, three counts of sexual assault of a child under 13 and two counts of making indecent photographs of a child.

He was also found guilty of one count of possession of indecent image of a child and one count of rape of a child under 13. 

He has now been remanded in custody and is set to appear at the same court for sentencing on May 26.

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