25/07/2014
Dana's Brother Cleared Of Five Charges
The brother of former Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana Rosemary Scallon has been cleared of five counts of historic sex abuse at Harrow Crown Court.
John Brown, 60, from Bracknell in Berkshire, had denied all five charges of indecent assault on two girls under the age of 13 during the 1970s.
Throughout his three-week trial, Mr Brown also denied that his sister had helped him to cover up the allegations.
(JP/CD)
John Brown, 60, from Bracknell in Berkshire, had denied all five charges of indecent assault on two girls under the age of 13 during the 1970s.
Throughout his three-week trial, Mr Brown also denied that his sister had helped him to cover up the allegations.
(JP/CD)
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