Colwyn Bay man accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl while watching TV

A man is on trial accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl as they watched a football match on television.

Colin Leonard Cureton, 67, of Llanrwst Road, Colwyn Bay, denies four charges of sexual activity with the girl who was aged 13 at the time of the alleged offences.

A jury at Caernarfon Crown Court heard the offences were said to have been committed in April last year.

Mr Cureton is alleged to have watched the televised match with the girl partly in a pub in the Llandudno area and partly in the girl’s house.

Police were alerted after the girl’s mother realised what had happened between them and had confronted Mr Cureton.

The mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the jury that during that meeting he had admitted what he had done to the girl.

Giving evidence over a videolink the woman added Mr Cureton had then pleaded with her not to contact the police.

She was asked by prosecutor Andrew Green what exactly he had said to her about the alleged incident.

“He said “I did it” and then pleaded with me not to call the police. He said it would ruin his life,” she said.

The woman added she hadn’t suggested what he is alleged to have done to the girl to Mr Cureton.

“He knew what he’d done, he didn’t need me to tell him,” she went on.

But defence barrister Owen Edwards suggested she had not spoken to her daughter about what had happened before confronting Mr Cureton.

“You accused him before you spoke to her,” the barrister said.

“No,” she replied.

The trial continues.