Rape accused says girl and her mother are telling ‘pack of lies’

High Court: Mark Dunbar denies raping mother and daughter.© STV

A man accused of raping a primary school girl and her mother has claimed they are telling a "pack of lies".

Mark Dunbar, from East Kilbride, denies raping the girl when she was aged between seven and 11, and her mother.

The court earlier heard the girl named the 29-year-old as her attacker after watching an episode of EastEnders about child abuse.

Dunbar was asked by his defence solicitor advocate Bill McVicar: "Are these allegations true?" He replied: "No, they are not true."

The accused was then asked: "Did you have sex with the young girl?" and he replied: "No." Mr McVicar added: "Do you absolutely deny any suggestion of any sexual activity?” Dunbar replied: "Yes."

Under cross-examination by advocate depute Jane Farquharson, Dunbar agreed that either he was lying or the girl and her mother were lying. Ms Farquharson said: "All you can say is they made it up and they are telling a pack of lies." Dunbar replied: "Yes."

She then said: "You abused this girl for years through her childhood and then turned on her mum didn't you?" Dunbar replied: "No."

Dunbar is alleged to have raped and sexually abused the girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at various addresses in Lanarkshire, between 2005 and 2009.

He is also accused of raping her mother on various occasions between September 2009 and January 2010.

Dunbar denies all the charges against him. He has lodged a special defence of consent to having sex with the mother. The trial before temporary judge John Morris QC continues.

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