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A female Girl Guide leader had sex with a 15-year-old school girl over the course of almost two years, a court has heard.
Fiona Bowden, 50, is accused of 12 offences against the girl who suffered psychological problems.
The offences are alleged to have taken place in the early 2000s when the girl was aged 15.
The jury is expected to begin deliberating on Monday.
Prosecutor John Benson told the jury: 'This case involves allegations of sexual abuse... between a girl who was 15 when the abuse started and an adult woman who abused her, who was some 12 years older than the girl.
Fiona Bowden, pictured outside Oxford Crown Court, denies six counts of indecency with a child, four counts of sexual activity with a child and two counts of inciting a child to engage in sexual activity
The court heard that Bowden's husband was in the room when she is first alleged to have assaulted the girl
The court heard that the girl had suffered psychological difficulties seemingly stemming from an incident when she was younger.
The jury was told that Bowden gave the girl her phone number after she had approached her for advice about some troubles she was experiencing. The prosecutor said this was, 'on the face of it, a friendly and compassionate gesture.'
Mr Benson said that the girl later reached out to Bowden.
The court heard that Bowden and the victim became close - something evidenced by the Guide leader confiding in the girl, saying her marriage to her husband 'was
