Alleged abuse victim denies stepfather affair

A 21-year-old woman has denied she had an affair with her stepfather, who has pleaded not guilty in court to several counts of sexually assaulting her when she was a teenager.

The 45-year-old Limerick man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has denied nine counts of sexually assaulting his step-daughter on unspecified dates between January 18, 1997, and January 18, 2002.