Girl's trial evidence disputed by mother

The wife of a Co Laois man charged with raping his daughter told a jury at the Central Criminal Court that there was no videoplayer…

The wife of a Co Laois man charged with raping his daughter told a jury at the Central Criminal Court that there was no videoplayer in their bedroom.

She also claimed neither she nor the accused ever had a lie-in on Saturday mornings, so the alleged victim could not have been in the bed with them.

Their daughter, now 16, had told the jury at the opening of the trial that her father began abusing her when she was three and later started raping her.

She said she would be in her parents' bed between them for a while on Saturday mornings when her father and mother would have a lie-in. She claimed the early abuse began after her mother got up.

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The girl also claimed that her father once showed her a pornographic video in his bedroom. She described how he carried out sexual acts with her while the pornographic video was playing.

The 49-year-old man denies 34 charges of indecent and sexual assault, rape and oral rape on dates from 1986 to 1997.

The hearing continues.