High Court clears way for man accused of sexually abusing 8-yr-old relative over 50 years ago to go to trial

The High Court has cleared the way for the trial of a man accused of sexually abusing a female relative more than 50 years ago to proceed.

The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had sought to halt his prosecution from proceeding on grounds including that due to the lapse of time and loss of material evidence there was a real and serious risk he will not get a fair trial.