Antoni Imiela denies nine counts of rape

Maidstone Crown Court was told by forensic scientist Gillian Boyle that the rape DNA "matched Antoni Imiela".

She also said the chances of the sample coming from somebody else were one in a billion.

The girl walked to a nearby bungalow after the attack in Ashford, Kent, in November 2001, where a couple took her in and dialled 999, Maidstone Crown Court heard.

'State of shock'

Antoni Imiela, 49, of Appledore, near Ashford, is also accused of eight further counts of rape against two more girls under 16 and five women in Surrey, Berkshire, west London and Hertfordshire during 2001 and 2002.

He denies the charges and further accusations of the kidnap, indecent assault and attempted rape of a 10-year-old in Birmingham in November 2002.

She had a cut lip which was slightly swollen and she was in shock but she was responding to us Graham Picknell, paramedic

The first police officer called to the bungalow in Ashford arrived to find the girl wrapped up in a blanket and in a state of shock.

Pc Nicola Clark told the court: "She could not give her name when I first asked but eventually was able to speak."

The second officer on the scene, Sergeant Mark Farnell, told the court he summoned dog handlers to search the area.

He then went to examine the scene of the attack and found a child's bare footprints in the mud.

Stinging nettles

A pair of trousers, shoes, knickers and a sock were later found near the path.

The girl was taken to the William Harvey Hospital for treatment.

The prosecution alleges Mr Imiela snatched the girl from outside a youth club in Ashford and then dragged her along paths, through stinging nettles, before raping her.

The trial continues.