Young woman tells court that fear stopped her cutting off contact with abusive uncle

A young woman accusing her uncle of sexually abusing her as a child has told a Central Criminal Court jury that fear stopped her cutting off contact with him.

The Dublin man, who can not be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of sexual assault, six counts of rape, one count of oral rape and three counts of anal rape against the girl at various addresses on dates between September 1998 and December 2005.