Coach denies getting into bed naked with teenager

A middle-aged man on trial for sexually assaulting a teenage girl when he was a sports coach allegedly got into a bed naked beside her and said he was only trying to help her.

This allegation was put to the accused by detective gardaí and he told them it did not happen.

Memos of the interviews with the accused were read to Judge David Riordan and a jury of 10 men and two women at Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday, the second day of his trial.