Child abuse claims against woman are "a fantasy", defence lawyer claims - Jersey Evening Post

Man guilty of sexual activity with child relative says her claims were ‘fantasy’

A man has been convicted of sexually abusing a female child relative following a two week trial. The defendant, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, faced five charges in total – two of sexual touching and three of sexual penetration. All charges are denied but after deliberating for around three hours, the jury found the defendant guilty of the three counts of sexual penetration. He was cleared of the other two matters. Of…

Child abuse claims against woman are "a fantasy", defence lawyer claims - Jersey Evening Post

CLAIMS that a woman in her 70s had a sexual relationship with a child decades ago are “no more than a fantasy”, the woman’s defence advocate told the Royal Court on the second day of her trial yesterday. Denise Violet Pirouet (77) is facing 15 charges of abusing the child, which the prosecution say happened at least ten times and the alleged victim said happened “tens of times”. She has pleaded guilty to all charges: four charges of indecent ass…