After several procedural delays, a provincial court judge has dismissed an appeal by a Cape Breton, N.S., couple who sexually assaulted a young girl in their care, saying their right to trial in a timely manner has not been breached.

Daryl and Shelley Digout were found guilty in February of sexual assault and sexual interference involving a girl who was about nine years old when she began staying over for Bible studies at the couple's home in rural Barra Head, Richmond County.

The girl told court that during one of her stays, Daryl Digout placed his hands on her chest and prayed for larger breasts to help her have babies.

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She also said when she was 11 or 12, the Digouts enticed her to join them in sex.

The couple did not prese

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