Couple and three sons charged with over 170 sexual offences against young family members

The various sexual offences and assaults are said to have been carried out against four members of their extended family

The trial at the Central Criminal Court is expected to last three weeks.

A husband and wife and their three sons have gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court accused of various sexual offences and assaults against four members of their extended family.

The first accused (66), the father of the three men and husband to the female accused, has pleaded not guilty to 25 charges including two charges of anal rape of his granddaughter. He also has denied a total of 21 charges against his nephew including 12 charges of anal rape, 10 charges of oral rape and one charge of assault causing him harm.