A 17 YEAR OLD Dublin girl has told the Central Criminal Court she will testify at the trial of her father who denies gaping her. On April 16th, Mr Justice Morris issued a warrant for her arrest when she failed to attend the second day of her father's trial. As a result, the jury was discharged and a new trial date must be set.
The father (40) had pleaded not guilty to raping and sexually assaulting her in 1992. The court heard the girl recently had a baby and she might have been confused.
The girl will appear at the trial, stay with her maternal grandmother in the meantime, and sign on three days a week at her local Garda station.