Retired garda denies taking out safety order to weaken wife's rape allegation

The court heard the retired garda outline an alleged assault against him by his wife

The retired garda has pleaded not guilty to raping his wife in her bedroom at their family home in Leinster on a date in July 2018. File photo

A retired garda has denied that he sought a court safety order against his wife so that he could argue that her later allegation of rape was in response to the court order.

The 60-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to raping his wife in her bedroom at their family home in Leinster on a date in July 2018. Neither the defendant nor the complainant can be identified in accordance with the 1981 Rape Act.