Boy accused of raping four-year-old 'was willing to take lie-detector test', trial hears

Accused turned pale when told of the allegation and said ‘I swear, mum, that did not happen'

The teenager accused of raping a four-year-old Kerry boy immediately denied the allegation on hearing it and told his mother he was willing to take a lie-detector test. Picture: iStock

The 14-year-old Kerry boy on trial for raping a four-year-old was asked about the alleged rape on that day and he immediately went white, totally denied it, and told his mother he would take a lie-detector test.

The four-year-old boy’s mother gave evidence in the case of when she brought her son up to his room on the night of the alleged incident on December 14, 2018, at the home of the childminder. He is now aged six.