DANA SCALLON told one of her brother’s alleged abuse victims not to discuss her claims as she would handle it, a London court has heard.
Harrow Crown Court has heard claims that the Eurovision winner, along with an alleged victim’s mother, tried to keep the allegations under wraps.
John Brown, 60, with an address in Berkshire, denies five counts of indecent assault against two girls.
A friend of the alleged victim told the court that the pair had discussed the alleged abuse after they became friends in the early 1990s.
The alleged abuse by Mr Brown happened in the 1970s.
The witness said her friend told her that her mother and Dana had attempted to “bury” the claims soon after they were made.
“I think her mother believed her, but asked her to keep it from her father,” the witness told the court.
“They kept it private and wanted to bury it. She [the alleged victim] had to keep quiet about it,” the BBC reported.
“When it happened she said she talked to her mother and Dana. They were together when she was telling them what happened.
“It was a decision by her mother and Dana not to discuss it any further and that they would handle it.”
The court heard claims earlier in the trial that Dana then sent Mr Brown to see a priest for treatment before later telling the victim and her mother he had been “cured”.
The woman - the final prosecution witness at Thursday's hearing- earlier described what her friend had told her about the alleged abuse at the hands of Mr Brown on four occasions in Britain and the US.
The court was also read a statement given by the witness to police in October 2013, in which she described why she thought the allegations had been kept a secret.
She said: “They wanted to keep it quiet because it would cause too much trouble if it came out. I felt bad for her and felt shocked about what happened because I knew her parents.”
Cross-examining the witness, a defence barrister said: “I can't say these conversations didn’t take place - the defendant wasn't there for any of them.
“But are you sure these took place and that your close friend hasn't asked you to gild the lily about something she told you about several years ago?”
The trial will continue on Friday.
