The leader of Sinn Fein Gerry Adams says he has been "smeared" by the government over allegations raised by Mairia Cahill.
Mr Adams says he has been victimised by the government, simply to distract from its own problems.
He has denied claims that he described the people who operated an alleged IRA 'kangaroo court' as "decent".
Ahead of a debate at the Stormont Assembly, he says he cannot imagine a worse way of attacking him.
Mr Adams also defended a tweet from his account which featured the lines: "Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise? That I dance like I've got diamonds, At the meeting of my thighs?".
The lines feature in a famous poem by Maya Angelou. Both Mr Adams and Mary-Lou McDonald spoke about the tweet today:
Meanwhile, one of the four people accused of forcing Ms Cahill to attend the IRA 'kangaroo court' has released two letters which she says were written by Ms Cahill.
Breige Wright says she has been forced to release the letters, in which Ms Cahill appears to thank her for her support through her ordeal.
The letters carry dates in 2005 and 2008 - at least five years after Ms Cahill claims she was forced to meet with her abuser.
Ms Wright says her legal team would have questioned Ms Cahill about the letters in court, but that she withdrew her evidence before she could be cross-examined.
