Man denies making up rape allegations to deflect from rape accusation against him

The court heard that a female member of the complainant's family has accused him of raping her and this case is still before the courts

A man in his 60s and his three sons, aged in their 30s and 40s, are on trial at the Central Criminal Court charged with numerous counts of sexually abusing four members of their extended family, who were all children at the time. File picture

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A complainant in a family sexual abuse trial has denied he made rape allegations against his cousin to deflect attention after he was accused of raping another family member.