Woman raped by brother targets sibling abuse

"I was brought up as your little sister, you shouldn't have harmed me. You cannot undo the harm you have done."

Jill Harris was sexually abused by her brother John Harris at their family home in Walsall. Both adopted, the offending started in the 1970s when she was a child and lasted years.

On Friday, Ms Harris could tell her ab of the harm he had caused her, speaking to him directly in the dock at Wolverhampton Crown Court as the 64-year-old was given a 12-year prison sentence.

Ms Harris has waived her legal right to anonymity as a survivor of such crimes, to tell her story to the BBC and raise awareness of the issue of sibling abuse.

Warning: Some people may find details in this article distressing.

John Harris was two and a half years older than his sibling. At points during his campaign she was being abused several times a week, she said, with the offences including rape.

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