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‘The man is an animal – an absolute animal’

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A woman who was trafficked, sexually assaulted and forced into prostitution says the man who abused her is an “absolute animal”.

Oliver James MacCormack, 71, was given a seven-year sentence on Thursday with half to be spent in jail and the other half out on licence.

He was convicted on 40 counts with dates spanning seven years from 2015 to 2022.

The charges included multiple counts of human trafficking, supplying Class A drugs and controlling prostitution for gain.

Courtney Smith, one of MacCormack’s nine victims, has waived her right to anonymity to tell BBC News NI about the abuse she endured.

“What that man did to me, I can’t put into words,” she said.

“I get flashbacks, I can’t sleep at night, I feel like I am right back there. A certain smell can bring me back or a taste of a food just brings me back there. I feel like I am that wee girl again in his car and this is happening to me again.”

Read more here.


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