A JUDGE has begun summing up in the case of men accused of child sex abuse in Oxford.
Nine men are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of targeting girls aged between 11 and 15 in the city, giving them drink and drugs, and sexually exploiting them.
Six girls claim they were abused by the men between 2004 and 2011. Charges include rape, serious sexual assault, and arranging child prostitution.
Judge Peter Rook, summing up the case this morning in week 16 of the trial, told the jury of seven men and five women that the burden of proving the defendants guilty was with the prosecution.
The defendants deny all 66 charges against them.
The trial continues.
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