A Samoan man in his late forties will be defending himself in court today against 46 charges including rape, unlawful sexual connection and indecent assault.
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The defendant was successful in applying for the government to pay a lawyer.
However, yesterday, the court accepted the defence lawyer's application to withdraw as counsel because of a dispute with the defendant.
The 2015 victims of the alleged sexual offences were girls under 16 years of age who are the youngest sister-in-laws of the accused.
The case will be presided by three men and a two women assessors in the presence of a Supreme Court judge.
