"At the Court of Appeal today, Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy ruled that there had been no prejudice to Richard O'Brien by the trial judge allowing the victims in the case to give their evidence via video link. The court also rejected the appellant's argument that there was no evidence of a lack of consent given by some of the complainants."
"A 64-year-old man who sexually abused and raped two of his sisters and his niece until they ran away from home before going on to rape his own two daughters has failed in his bid to have his convictions overturned."
A 64-year-old man, Richard O'Brien, sexually abused and raped two of his sisters and his niece until they ran away from home, and subsequently raped his two daughters. He sought to have his convictions overturned on appeal. The Court of Appeal, presided over by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy, held that allowing the victims to give evidence via video link caused no prejudice to the appellant. The court also rejected the argument that there was no evidence of a lack of consent from some complainants. The appeal was dismissed and the convictions remained in place.
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