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Complainant describes 'unbelievable' pain of alleged rape by grandfather

Summary

The Central Criminal Court is currently hearing the trial of five accused individuals, including a 66-year-old man, his three sons aged 38, 40, and 41, and the 63-year-old wife of the first accused. They face over 100 counts of alleged rape, sexual assault, and other offences against four family members, who were children between September 1999 and February 2004. All defendants have pleaded not guilty to the charges. The first accused denies 25 charges, including anal rape of his granddaughter and offences against his nephew. The second accused, aged 41, denies 31 charges, including rape and sexual assault of his sister. The third accused, aged 38, denies 36 charges, including anal rape of a cousin and rape of his sister. The fourth accused, the mother of the three men, denies concealing the effects of anal rape by providing an adult diaper to her granddaughter and assaulting her nephew and granddaughter. The fifth accused, aged 40, denies 31 charges, including rape and sexual assault of his sister. On the second day of the trial, a complainant testified to alleged incidents involving her grandfather. The trial continues before Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring and is expected to last three weeks.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Complainant describes 'unbelievable' pain of alleged rape by grandfather. Charges or matters: anal rape; rape; sexual assault; oral rape; concealing the effects of anal rape; assault. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• September 1999 Incident
• February 2004 Incident
• 2023-05-04 Publication

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Topics

Stage Charge Or Pretrial Violent Crime

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