A man kidnapped a nine-year-old girl from outside Harrods in central London before drugging and sexually assaulting her in what was “every parent’s worst nightmare”, a court has heard.

A nine-year-old girl was kidnapped from outside Harrods before being drugged and sexually assaulted by a man, in what was described as "every parent's worst nightmare", a court ha

A nine-year-old girl was kidnapped outside Harrods before being drugged and sexually assaulted in an ordeal described as “every parent’s worst nightmare”, a court has heard.

American pilot Robert Prussak, 57, approached the girl outside Harrods after she became separated from her family during a trip to London from France in April last year, Isleworth Crown Court heard. He is accused of kidnapping, drugging and sexually assaulting her, and denies all the charges against him.

A court has heard how an American pilot kidnapped a nine-year-old girl outside Harrods before drugging her and repeatedly sexually assaulting her. Robert Prussak, 57, was captured on CCTV approaching the child after she was separated from her family as they entered the store in central London.

An area man is awaiting a hearing over a $50,000 cash-only bond that was set after his mid-September arrest on felony charges of kidnapping and sexual assault, among other counts.