Girl denies allegations in Sierra Leone sexual abuse case By Africa correspondent Sally Sara
A teenage girl has dismissed allegations that she was sexually abused by an Australian police officer in Sierra Leone.
The girl denied that she was sexually abused by former Victorian Police Superintendent Peter Halloran.
The 13-year-old told the Sierra Leone High Court that fellow witness, Mr Halloran's Australian colleague and housemate Mandy Cordwell, encouraged her to tell police that she was having an affair with Mr Halloran.
She says she never slept with the former homicide chief.
Peter Halloran has rejected the charges against him.
The 56-year-old was working as a war crimes investigator with the United Nations backed special court for Sierra Leone.
An internal investigation found there was not enough evidence to support the allegations against him.
