Father accused of sexually assaulting daughter: 'I wouldn't hurt a hair on her head'

The trial is in Croke Park where criminal trials are being run to facilitate social distancing of jurors during the Covid-19 pandemic

The trial is proceeding “in camera”, meaning it is closed to members of the public and neither of the parties can be identified at this stage.

A man on trial for alleged sexual assaults of his daughter told gardaí that he loved his daughter and wouldn't hurt a hair on her head.

The 64-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to oral rape and sexual assault of the complainant on various occasions between 2000 and 2007 when she was aged between four and eleven. He has also denied two charges of child neglect by forcing her to drink alcohol and to watch pornography.