A man accused of raping and getting an 11 - year - old girl pregnant claims she may have sexually assaulted him by having sex with him when he was asleep .
Justin Armstrong is accused of abusing the girl for 18 months before she eventually confided in one of her mother’ s friends.
The 38 - year - old man was arrested Friday , two weeks after tests showed the youngster was four months pregnant.
Prosecutors at Springfield District Court said Armstrong repeatedly told the victim he would be arrested if she told anyone , but she finally broke down and told of the alleged abuse.
The pregnancy was aborted five days later and a DNA examination was carried out on the foetal tissue , but testing has not been completed.
Defense lawyer , Anna - Marie Puryear , said the case hinges on the outcome of the DNA test results.
When the defendant was told the youngster was pregnant, he claimed she may have ‘ raped ’ him while he slept , Assistant District Attorney Jill O ’ Connor said.
Armstrong, of Springfield , Massachusetts, USA, denied having sex with the girl and told police she claimed a younger relative had been sexually abusing her for years , according to the Republican newspaper.
The defedndant has voluntarily submitted a DNA sample and is cooperating with police , his lawyer , Anna - Marie Puryear , told the court.
Judge Robert Murphy set bail at $50,000.
Armstrong is due to appear in court again on August 24.
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