A man took his own 14-year-old daughter's virginity and repeatedly raped his wife over a 16-year period, a court heard.

The father, from Cornwall, is accused of making his daughter perform sex acts on him after telling her it was to prepare her for marriage before raping her when she was just 14.

The man, in his 30s, has denied 14 separate offences which allegedly took place between the late 1990s until 2013, reports the Mirror.

At Truro Crown Court prosecuting barrister Heather Hope said: 'The physical and mental abuse was carried out to the point where she (the defendant's wife) was made to feel worthless and that nobody else would have her.

'On one occasion she was sitting on the floor in a nightie and when he came over she told him she didn't want sex but the defendant wouldn't take no for an answer.

'He pushed her back onto the floor and climbed on top of her. She tried to keep her legs shut but he pinned her hands to the floor and raped her.

Truro Crown Court, pictured, heard that a father in his 30s systematically raped his wife before taking his 14-year-old daughter's virginity

'The victim struggled to understand what had happened and sat there and cried.'

Miss Hope alleged that the wife became pregnant after the rape and the abuse resumed after she gave birth.

She added: 'He made her drink large quantities of wine and cider so that she would become compliant and then forced her to give him oral sex.

'He didn't care how she felt and even when he knew she did not want sex her made her anyway. She gave up saying no.'

It is also claimed that he carved a carrot into a penis shape and inserted it into her in order to degrade the victim. On another occasion, he allegedly anally raped her.

The alleged victim eventually had a breakdown and was watched by her children as she pulled clumps of her hair out while sitting on the kitchen floor.

Speaking of the defendant's daughter, Miss Hope claimed the abuse began with oral sex before moving on to taking her virginity.

She said: 'The incidents happened repeatedly and her father would tell her it was perfectly normal and experience for her for when she married.

'But he wanted more and told her it was time for things to evolve. He said she should think of him as her boyfriend and told her to relax as he was going to take her virginity.

'She cried and he covered her face with a pillow and carried on regardless.

'The father was jealous of any relationships she had with boys of her own age and on one occasion she awoke to discover he had his penis inside her.

'The daughter was also given alcohol and prescribed medication on occasions to make her more compliant.'

The defendant denies four rape and four indecent assault charges relating to his wife and a further four rape and two sexual activity with a child counts against his daughter.

The trial continues.