I thought abuse was normal for children, woman tells court

A woman who claims she was raped and sexually abused by her father from the age of six to 14 has told a jury that she thought such abuse was part of every childhood.

I thought abuse was normal for children, woman tells court

A woman who claims she was raped and sexually abused by her father from the age of six to 14 has told a jury that she thought such abuse was part of every childhood.

"Until I was much older I thought that was what happened to children. I thought it was normal," she said, recounting to the jury several occasions when her father raped and sexually abused her.

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