Woman's horror after being molested by her stepfather from the age of seven until her school prom - before her own family accused her of lying when she revealed the abuse
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A woman has revealed the horrific sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather from the age of seven. Twisted Martin Falconer, now 66, preyed on Leah Green, now 21, after grooming her as a child. He even installed a camera in her bedroom so he could watch her undress.
Sickeningly, when she was 15, he attempted to rape her at a New Year's Eve party and sexually abused her on the night of her prom. Aged 16 she found the courage to report him to the police. In November 2024, Falconer was jailed for 16 years for five counts of sexual activity with a child, attempted rape, one count of sexual assault and one count of possession of indecent photograph/pseudo photograph of a child.
Now Leah, from Birkenhead, Merseyside, is bravely waiving her anonymity to encourage other survivors of abuse to come forward and report their abusers. The specialist collector, says: 'Marty stole my childhood and made me think no one would believe me. He was a monster.
'Now he's finally been caged I want to give hope to others that they can achieve justice, too, no matter how much time has passed.'. Leah met Falconer when she was four after her mother started dating him, and soon she called him 'Dad'. Twisted Martin Falconer, now 66, preyed on Leah Green, now 21, after grooming her as a child. Leah, then aged 15, pictured with her step father the night of her prom.