Girls kept alleged Sica abuse secret A GROUP of schoolgirls kept secret the fact that convicted triple murderer Max Sica was doing "something bad" to one of their friends, a court has heard. The judge-only trial in the District Court in Brisbane on Thursday heard Sica allegedly had sexual intercourse with one of the group about 100 times when she was aged nine to 13. Judge Michael Shanahan has seen a week of videotaped interviews with friends of the girl who attended the same high school. In the final tape, shown on Thursday, a schoolgirl told how she had been part of group of five or six who were friends of the alleged victim. The schoolgirl recalled the alleged victim told her Sica was doing "something bad" to her. She said the group talked about the allegation at school during lunch period. "Us girls kept it a secret," the schoolgirl said. Under cross-examination, the girl said it wasn't until later that the alleged victim had told her Sica was raping her. Sica's barrister Sam Di Carlo, who has repeatedly accused the alleged victim of fabricating the offences, asked the schoolgirl if the alleged victim had ever made up stories or made up allegations against other people to break up friendships. "She never did anything to me," the girl replied. She was a truthful girl. The trial was adjourned until Monday when the crown will call its final witnesses in person. Prosecutor Todd Fuller told the court he expected to close the crown case next Wednesday. He was convicted last year of the murders of his ex-girlfriend Neelma Singh, 24, and her siblings Kunal Singh, 18, and Sidhi Singh, 12, in 2003. Sica was sentenced to 35 years in jail for the murders but has lodged an appeal which will be heard after the child sex charges are resolved.