Accused was “sickened” by allegations of child abuse

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A man accused of abusing his niece and nephews told Gardaí he was sickened by the allegations and all he had done was look after the children and feed them, he learned. central criminal court.

The 49-year-old man has repeatedly denied all allegations of abuse made to him.

When Gardaí told him about some of the children’s allegations against him, he replied, “No, no, that’s as sure as God, no … All I did was take care of myself. of these children. “

The six family members are accused of having abused three children between 2014 and 2016. The accused are the parents, aunts and uncles of the children. They are between 27 and 56 years old.

The parents are also accused of neglecting five of their children.

All the defendants have denied the charges against them.

Reporting restrictions are in place to protect the welfare and identity of children.

The man told Gardaí that his wife was the children’s aunt and that they knew him as an uncle. He told gardaí that he got along well with his in-laws but had not spoken with the children’s parents since 2017. He said that when the children were taken into care, “that hurt “but was” happy in a way “that they were being taken away from their parents.” I knew they would have a breeding, food to eat and be warm. “

When asked later if he thought the children should be returned to their parents, he said no.

The man said it was “a great shock” to hear the allegations against him. “The only thing I have done is take care of them,” he said of the children. “I fed them when they didn’t have any.”

In response to an allegation involving his nephew, he said: “No, no, definitely no, those are lies. 100%.” In response to another allegation involving the children, he said: “It makes me sick”.

When asked why the children would make such allegations against him, the man replied that he did not know.

“I’m sorry for the kids, but I’m being accused of being wrong,” he told Gardai.

At the end of a number of interviews with garda after his arrest in 2018, the man told gardaí: “I’m not guilty, that’s all I can say … All I can say is can tell is that my blood is boiling. “

Earlier today, transcripts of Garda’s three remaining interviews with the children’s father were read.

The man was questioned six times over a two-day period after his arrest in 2018, the trial has learned. The interviews lasted about 12 hours.

The man told Gardaí that he could not understand why the children were making the allegations against him. “I haven’t seen them for a year, I don’t know,” he said, the court said.

When asked how he disciplined his children, the man replied that he would punish them. “I could tip them a little,” he said.

Regarding his daughter, he said she was “very good” and a “brilliant girl”. He said she was helping him with the dishes. He said he had never seen her do anything strange or unusual.

When asked if he loved his daughter, the man replied, “It would be 100% how I love them. It would be all the same.”

He denied the abuse allegations his daughter made against him, saying “Never happened, all lies”.

When asked if his daughter was a liar, the man replied, “I can’t answer that. She never made up a great story for me.”

Regarding his eldest son, the man said he was “a child different from the rest”.

“He would be happy one minute, sad the next,” said the father. “He ran away several times.

The man repeatedly denied having abused his eldest son or one of his children throughout the interview. “I didn’t do anything to my children,” he said.

“I have nothing to admit. I know what I haven’t done,” he said.

At the end of the last interviews, when asked if he had taken care of his family, the father replied, “I didn’t know what was going on. I have a little anger inside.”

A Garda involved in the case agreed with Mark Nicholas SC, defending, that the man cooperated with Gardaí and answered their questions, although he had the right to remain silent.

The trial continues next week before Judge Paul McDermott and a jury.

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