Ex-scout leader in Cork 'absolutely horrified' at indecent assault claim against him

Defendant told court 'he believed there was money involved in this matter' and assault allegations 'came completely out of the blue'

When asked about the first allegation of fondling the 10-year-old boy scout’s genitals outside his clothing during a uniform inspection, the  defendant replied: 'It never happened.'

The scout leader who denies indecently assaulting a boy scout in 1979 told a judge and jury he was absolutely horrified when the allegations were first put to him.

Defence senior counsel Siobhán Lankford asked the 63-year-old man how he felt when the 1979 allegations were first put to him in 2018 or 2019.