Prosecution details case in rape and sexual assault trial

The prosecution today began outlining its case in the trial of a Co Offaly farmer, who has gone on trial on charges of raping and sexually assaulting his then 12-year-old niece over an eight-year period.

The 54-year-old man has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to 44 charges alleging offences at two named places in Co Offaly on dates from 1990 to 1998.