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A young girl was raped every time she stayed at her father's house, a court in County Londonderry has heard. | A young girl was raped every time she stayed at her father's house, a court in County Londonderry has heard. |
The alleged victim also told Coleraine Crown Court that her father and uncle occasionally took turns to rape her, sometimes recording the abuse on video. | The alleged victim also told Coleraine Crown Court that her father and uncle occasionally took turns to rape her, sometimes recording the abuse on video. |
The allegations came on day two of the trial of three men accused of sexually abusing two siblings during the 1990s. | |
They allege they were abused by their father, uncle and a family friend, who cannot be named for legal reasons. | They allege they were abused by their father, uncle and a family friend, who cannot be named for legal reasons. |
The alleged victims are a brother and sister from Northern Ireland. | The alleged victims are a brother and sister from Northern Ireland. |
On day two of the trial, the defence completed its cross-examination of the alleged male victim. | On day two of the trial, the defence completed its cross-examination of the alleged male victim. |
A defence lawyer asked him why he had not made a full disclosure of the abuse to social services in 1997. | A defence lawyer asked him why he had not made a full disclosure of the abuse to social services in 1997. |
The witness replied it had become obvious to him that a social worker he had spoken to did not believe his claims. | |
His sister then took the witness stand. | His sister then took the witness stand. |
Her voice breaking with emotion, she told the court her father began to sexually abuse her when she was six years old. | |
She said that he continued to abuse her on a frequent basis over the next eight years. | |
'Cruelty' | |
The witness added that after her parents separated she was raped on a weekly basis during visits to her father's home. | |
She said the abuse got worse over the eight-year period and by the time she was 14, she was being raped during house parties at his property. | |
The witnessed also claimed she had suffered serious physical abuse, saying her father had stubbed out cigarettes on her stomach and back. | |
She told the court that her father had referred to her as his "ashtray". | |
Between them, the three defendants are facing 56 charges, including multiple counts of rape, gross indecency and cruelty. | |
The accused cannot be named in order to protect the identities of the alleged victims. |