Cork woman accuses older brother of raping her after Confirmation

Woman had baby after being raped by father

The accused has pleaded not guilty to all the charges against him at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A Cork woman who had a baby after being raped as a teenager by her father testified in a trial by judge and jury on Wednesday that her older brother raped her from some time after her Confirmation.

The complainant, who made her Confirmation in 1975, testified that sexual incidents with her brother commenced at that time and went on until he got married and left the family home in October 1978.