Man denies raping daughter

The father of a woman on trial accused of making false rape allegations against him told gardaí that "from the day she was born she was bad" and she made the claims because he was seeking custody of her children.

His daughter has pleaded not guilty to 13 charges of making false statements to gardaí from May 15, 2002 to July 31, 2002 under section 12 of the Criminal Law Act.