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A former Waikato policeman has gone on trial for serious sex offences allegedly committed against his 14-year-old niece while he was a serving officer.
The 52-year-old accused, who cannot be named because it would identify the niece, has denied three counts of rape, eight of indecent assault, and two of unlawful sexual connection all involving the girl when she was aged between 12 and 16, from 1981 to 1984.
Crown prosecutor Tini Clark said that the accused forced the girl to perform oral sex on him while she was babysitting his children. The man's lawyer, Bruce Hesketh, said his defence was that the incidents never happened.
