THE terrified victim of fugitive rapist Trevor Masters, pictured, fears he will come after her if he is ever freed from prison.

Masters, 50, from Blaenavon, is set for extradition from France this week, to serve a 12-year jail sentence for a catalogue of sex attacks against women and children.

One of his victims, Nicola Green - sexually abused by Masters as a child - says says she is still afraid of him.

The 29-year-old told the Argus: "I still get nightmares and flashbacks today and I'm petrified that once he's out of prison he'll come and try to get me.

"That's the sort of person he is - an evil man who has ruined my life.

"I am seeing a psychiatrist and my mental health is fragile, very fragile.

"I find it hard to talk about it and I have to keep a control of my emotions because of my children."

The mother-of-two claims she was not kept informed of moves to extradite Masters this week.

"We find out from the newspapers and from the television which is extremely upsetting," she said.

"I am very angry about that and I think it's awful that nobody has kept us informed."

Masters fled to France in August 2000 during his trial at Cardiff crown court.

The ex-garage worker - given bail by the trial judge despite the seriousness of his crimes and allowed to retain his passport - fled on the eve of the jury returning a guilty verdict, sparking an international manhunt.

He was convicted of nine separate sexual and violent assaults in his absence and sentenced to 12 years in prison.

Masters was on the run for ten months before being caught in Pau, in south-west France. He continued fighting his extradition from a French prison for almost two years - but last week was refused his appeal against extradition.

As the Argus reported on Saturday, Gwent detectives travel France this week to collect him.

He is due to appear before Cardiff crown court on Friday, where his breach of bail will be dealt with before Masters is taken to prison to serve his 12- year sentence.