Man bids to overturn conviction for rape of girl, 7, over lack of corroboration warning

An application for a corroboration warning was made during the trial, when the accused man's counsel argued there was an absence of any witness to the offending

The man was convicted on May 9, 2023, and was sentenced to 10 years and six months for the count of rape and a period of seven years and six months on the 12 counts of sexual assault, to run concurrently. File picture

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A man who raped and sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl who lived in his shared rented house has launched a bid to overturn his conviction on the grounds that the trial judge declined to warn the jury about the dangers of convicting on uncorroborated evidence.