A Bolivar man denied allegations he repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl.

Jerry Boring, 60, testified in his own defense on Tuesday and claimed allegations raised by a now 16-year-old accuser were fabricated and a confession police say he made the day before his arrest in 2022 was concocted by authorities.

Boring is charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault and indecent assault based on allegations brought by the teen, who claimed she was molested multiple times by the man starting in 2017.

A Westmoreland County jury is expected to begin its deliberations in the case against Boring on Wednesday.

The prosecution claims Boring was a friend of his accuser’s father.

The girl disclosed the alleged sexual assaults while receiving care at an area behavioral health treatment center in 2022, according to witnesses.

“Jerry Boring admitted the allegations,” said Assistant District Attorney Katie Ranker in her opening statement to the jury. “Over five years, the victim remained silent, but she is finally going to have a voice.”

Boring was initially ruled incompetent to stand trial May 2023, but several months later, a judge ruled he was able to assist his defense. He testified Tuesday he never confessed to sex crimes but just repeated allegations when questioned by police.

“I just repeated what he said to me. He was screaming in my ear and told him I agreed with everything he said so he would stop yelling in my ear,” Boring testified. “Every time I heard his (the state police investigator’s) voice, I would just flip out.”

Boring, who is being held in custody in lieu of $100,000 bond, also is awaiting trial in unrelated case in which he is charged with arson and insurance fraud. According to court records, police claim Boring and another man set fire to a pickup truck in August 2022 and collected $4,900 from an insurance company.

This story is updated to reflect that Jerry Boring is from Bolivar.

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