A Whangarei man is on trial for allegedly sexually abusing a 6-year-old female family member.
The 29-year-old has denied charges of unlawful sexual connection with a female under 12 and of an indecent act on a girl under 12.
A jury of seven women and five men began hearing evidence in the Whangarei District Court yesterday. The trial before Judge Keith de Ridder is expected to last four days.