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| Dana tells court allegations against John Brown 'not true' | Dana tells court allegations against John Brown 'not true' |
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| Former Eurovision winner Dana Rosemary Scallon has been giving evidence in her brother's trial at Harrow Crown Court. | Former Eurovision winner Dana Rosemary Scallon has been giving evidence in her brother's trial at Harrow Crown Court. |
| John Brown, 60, from Bracknell, faces five charges of indecent assault against two young girls in the 1970s. | |
| It has been alleged during the trial that Ms Scallon knew of the attacks and helped cover them up for over 30 years. | It has been alleged during the trial that Ms Scallon knew of the attacks and helped cover them up for over 30 years. |
| However, she told the jury that she had never known of any assaults and described the allegations against her brother as "absolutely not true". | However, she told the jury that she had never known of any assaults and described the allegations against her brother as "absolutely not true". |
| The trial, at Harrow Crown Court, is continuing. | The trial, at Harrow Crown Court, is continuing. |