Woman sexually abused by her father says she felt like she was on trial

The court heard that his daughter was aged between 10 and 14 years old when she was abused

In talking about the trial process, she said she had been “horrified” when she saw where she would be sitting as a witness, in relation to the accused man. File picture: iStock

A young woman who was sexually abused by her father has told his sentence hearing that she was left feeling like the person on trial.

The 51-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect his daughter’s identity, was convicted at the Central Criminal Court of 12 counts of sexual assault and five counts of oral rape of his daughter on dates between 2010 and 2015 following a trial earlier this year. He has no prior convictions.