Suellen Sheehan has testified how she assisted former tennis champion Bob Hewitt in removing her underwear before he allegedly raped her in his vehicle. Tuesday is the second day of Hewitt’s trial.

Hewitt is facing two charges of rape and one of indecent assault and he has pleaded not guilty.

A fifteen minute recess was called to give an emotional Sheehan a chance to compose herself before she continued detailing the abuse, allegedly at the hands of her former tennis coach. She told the court she never questioned his instructions as she trusted and respected him.

Sheehan says she tried to tell her parents about the abuse, but being abusive themselves, they dismissed her claims as rubbish.

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