Carlow defendant in sex abuse trial calls allegations 'absolute lies'

A Carlow man accused of sexually abusing his two nieces and their neighbour as children told gardai the allegations were “absolute lies”.

The 51-year-old accused, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not (NOT) guilty at the Central Criminal Court to 91 charges of rape, attempted rape and indecent assault against three girls in a Carlow town between February 1978 and December 1986.