A trial involving a woman and her partner accused of indecent acts with a teenage girl more than 25 years ago has been adjourned after the jury was discharged.
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The jury trial, in the County Court in Ballarat under Judge Daniel Holding, began on Tuesday this week.
The pair appeared on charges including rape and sexual penetration of a child under 16 relating to two occasions in the mid-1990s' at a flat in Black Hill.
Both pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The complainant gave evidence to a closed court during the trial.
It's understood the matter will be re-listed for a hearing on August 23 after the jury was discharged on Thursday.
The County Court could not comment on why the jury was discharged.
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