Michael Lynch, accused of exposing himself to an underage girl and then assaulting her in her home, yesterday said he was trying to protect her from unwanted advances as he was a family friend.
Lynch, 53, of Lot 30 Light Street, was charged with indecent exposure and assault of the girl, when he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.
It is alleged that he committed the offences on November 4, in the city.
The girl’s father, who, when asked whether Lynch