The trial of a Cape Breton couple accused of sex crimes involving a young girl is expected to wrap up next week in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Port Hawkesbury.

Richmond County residents Daryl and Shelley Digout, who are representing themselves, have asked the judge for a few days to decide whether to call a witness or testify in their own defence.

The couple were initially charged with sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual exploitation involving a girl who was regularly in their care on…