47-year-old man pleads not guilty to rape charges in Waterford

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A 47-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to 56 counts of rape and 15 counts of sexual assault at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 25 April 2018. The alleged offences occurred in Co Waterford between December 1983 and June 1988.

The trial continued before Ms Justice Eileen Creedon and a jury. The complainant, who cannot be named, told the court she had been allegedly abused by her older brother as a child and challenged him to admit what he had done.

She also described alleged threats and said she had been terrified of him. The man remains entitled to the presumption of innocence while the trial continues.