A 44-year-old man accused of raping, sexually abusing and attacking a teenager said he has “no idea” why the girl made the allegations against him.
Dean James Plowman is charged with 17 offences including rape, sexual penetration without consent, making a child watch a sex act, and encouraging the same child to engage in sexually assaulting the girl.
He is also accused of two grave and criminal assaults against the girl.
Mr Plowman denies all the charges.
The 44-year-old gave evidence yesterday on the fourth day of his jury trial in the Royal Court.
He wept as he answered questions from his advocate, James Bell.
Mr Plowman said he had felt “startled” when the police arrested him in January 2023, shortly after the girl had made the claims.
Asked why he had not requested a lawyer during his police interview, he said: “I didn’t think I needed one.”
Advocate Bell asked him: “Is any of what she said true?”
Mr Plowman fought back tears as he said: “No, none of it.”
The advocate asked: “How did the allegations make you feel?”
He replied: “Sick.”
And Advocate Bell asked: “Do you understand why she said these things?”
Mr Plowman replied: “I have no idea.”
He also said: “I have gone through so many emotions over the last two years – I was hurt, upset, angry and resentful.”
The court heard from three people who had dealt with the girl when she first made the allegations after fearing that she was pregnant.
A schoolteacher said that the girl had come into her office but did not speak.
The teacher added: “Then she pulled a pregnancy test kit out of her bag and threw it across the desk in my direction. She said: ‘Two lines came up.’ ”
But the teacher did not inspect the pregnancy test, and said: “I can’t say if it was used or unused.”
The girl was then referred to confidential sexual health service Brook Jersey.
A senior nurse at the service said the girl had remained silent for some minutes before speaking.
“She said she had had sex with a man in his 40s and thought she was pregnant,” she said.
“It took a long time for her to come out with it.”
A test there showed she was not pregnant.
Another staff member at the service told the court that the sex would have been rape.
She said: “I asked her whether she had wanted the sex to happen. She said: ‘No.’ ”
The court also heard from forensic medical examiner Dr Deryn Evans.
She said an examination of the girl had showed marks that could have been caused by penetration, but were not proof of it.
The trial is expected to conclude today. Deputy Bailiff Robert MacRae is presiding.