Former scout leader denies indecent assault of young boy 

Complainant testified accused 'would fondle me with his hand on my genitals' every time he encountered him

The defendant pleaded not guilty to three indecent assault charges at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Picture: Larry Cummins

A man who was a scout leader in 1979 has been put on trial by judge and jury in Cork where he denied three charges of indecently assaulting a boy scout who was aged about 10 or 11 that summer.

The defence alleged the complaints were untrue and suggested: “This is about money.”