A GARDA inspector told the jury in a midlands buggery trial that the first time he heard the alleged victim had made a visit to Dublin with the accused garda last October was during the trial.
He said the alleged victim did not tell him despite spending five hours together the next day, and said nothing about it when he made the last of nine statements in the case on May 8th.
The alleged injured party said in a statement last October 9th that he never wanted to see or hear from the garda again. He also said something should be done about the way he was being "hassled" by the accused garda. He made the trip to Dublin on October 31st with the accused garda the jury heard.
The inspector also said the alleged victim never claimed he had been forced by his brother or the accused man to write letters purporting to withdraw the sexual allegations.
The jury also heard on the third day of the trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that the accused garda was advised several times by his superiors not to have any contact with the alleged victim, but ignored the warnings.
Judge Joseph Mathews and the jury also heard that the accused man made a statement denying any sexual activity happened between him and the alleged injured party. He said the man slept in his flat several times but always in a separate bed.
Evidence in the trial has concluded. On Monday counsel for the prosecution and the defence and Judge Mathews will address the jury of eight women and four men. The jury will then retire to begin consideration of its verdicts.
The garda, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, has denied 12 charges of buggery, indecent assault and gross indecency on dates from February 1987 to February 1990.
He has pleaded not guilty to four charges of buggery with a male person, two of indecent assault with a male person under 15 years and six of committing acts of gross indecency.
The hearing continues.