A father denied sexually touching his daughter while she was bathing in 2019 during his testimony in Brandon’s Court of King’s Bench on Tuesday.

The accused, 42, faces charges of sexual assault and sexual touching of a person under 16 years old.

The Sun cannot name the alleged victim nor the accused due to a publication ban on information that could identify the girl.

The alleged victim testified on Monday that in August 2019 her father used his finger to penetrate her for roughly 30 seconds while she was bathing. She said her father’s girlfriend was present when it happened.

The girl said she didn’t tell anyone about the situation until October 2022, when she was at a party with about seven other people and shared her experience. Her peers encouraged her to tell her mom, which she did

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