Liam Adams convicted of sex charges
Liam Adams, a brother of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, is convicted of raping and abusing his daughter.
1 October 2013
Last updated at 15:45 GMT
Liam Adams has been found guilty of abusing his daughter
The charges, which dated back more than 30 years, included rape and gross indecency.
Áine Adams waived her right to anonymity throughout the two-week trial.
Liam Adams consistently denied the charges throughout the trial.
However, a jury of nine men and three women convicted Adams on all charges, with a majority verdict of eleven to one.
Details of the abuse, over a six-year period, were outlined during the trial including how Áine Adams had been raped while her mother gave birth in hospital to her brother.
Giving evidence in his own defence, Liam Adams said the abuse did not happen.
The court also heard how Gerry Adams had accompanied his niece, Áine, and her mother to Buncrana in County Donegal to confront Liam Adams about the allegations.
She was just 13 but although she made a complaint to the police in 1987, she did not pursue it until 2007 when Liam Adams was arrested.
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Liam Adams has been found guilty of abusing his daughter
Liam Adams, a brother of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, has been convicted of raping and abusing his daughter.
Adams, 58, from Bernagh Drive, Belfast, was found guilty of ten offences against his daughter, Áine Adams.The charges, which dated back more than 30 years, included rape and gross indecency.
Áine Adams waived her right to anonymity throughout the two-week trial.
Liam Adams consistently denied the charges throughout the trial.
However, a jury of nine men and three women convicted Adams on all charges, with a majority verdict of eleven to one.
Details of the abuse, over a six-year period, were outlined during the trial including how Áine Adams had been raped while her mother gave birth in hospital to her brother.
Giving evidence in his own defence, Liam Adams said the abuse did not happen.
The court also heard how Gerry Adams had accompanied his niece, Áine, and her mother to Buncrana in County Donegal to confront Liam Adams about the allegations.
She was just 13 but although she made a complaint to the police in 1987, she did not pursue it until 2007 when Liam Adams was arrested.
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