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| Former Ireland rugby player David Tweed on trial for child abuse | |
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| A former Ireland rugby international has appeared in court in Antrim charged with indecently assaulting a child. | |
| David Tweed played for Ireland and Ulster. He is a Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) councillor in Ballymena. | |
| He is accused of abusing a girl, who is now an adult, on a number of occasions over a nine year period. | |
| The case has been ongoing but there were reporting restrictions until Tuesday. | |
| At the trial in Antrim Crown Court, the woman was cross-examined by the defence council. | At the trial in Antrim Crown Court, the woman was cross-examined by the defence council. |
| She told the court that she made an original complaint at Coleraine police station in 2007. | She told the court that she made an original complaint at Coleraine police station in 2007. |
| However, when the judge sought clarification and asked if there had been a detailed and extensive search for such a record he was told there had been and no record was found. | However, when the judge sought clarification and asked if there had been a detailed and extensive search for such a record he was told there had been and no record was found. |