Man accused of series of indecent assaults on child appears in Court

Tuesday 01 August 2017

A 37-year-old man who is accused of a series of indecent assaults on a young girl has told the Royal Court that the allegations made him "feel sick."

Paul Trevor Moore is pleading not guilty to all charges against him, four counts of indecent assault and six of procuring an act of gross indecency.

Mr Moore appeared in the Royal Court this morning to give evidence in his own defence. He was first questioned by his advocate, Sarah Dale, who reminded the jury he has "some problems with memories." Crown Advocate Richard Pedley said in his address on Monday that Mr Moore was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997 and suffers from short-term memory issues.

When the allegations were put to him, Mr Moore denied all of them, simply replying "no" to his advocate's questions. "I have no reason to touch her," he said before explaining that if the girl ever touched him, it was "not intentionally."

He also said he couldn't understand some of the allegations as he doesn't "enjoy" some of the things he allegedly asked the girl to do. 

The defendant then suggested he had been set up by the accusations - but during his cross-examination, he agreed it was "an awful lot of detail for a (young girl) to come up with." 

As Crown Advocate Pedley went into detail about the nature of the allegations, Mr Moore stopped him and said, "I am sorry but you are actually making me feel quite sick right now." He denied having touched the girl or asking her to touch him. 

Both the Prosecution and the Defence case are now closed and Crown Advocate Pedley and Advocate Grace are due to make their closing speeches this afternoon.