A married man on trial for allegedly having sex with a 14-year-old girl denied he had a three-hour sex marathon with her.

The 37-year-old defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was being cross-examined by Crown Counsel Robert Welling.

Mr. Welling asked him to account for a two to three-hour period on August 7, last year when the girl, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, did not use her phone.

Mr. Welling requested he explain the time suggesting that they had been having sex. The defendant replied: "If I was able to have a three-hour marathon sex session I think my wife would be very happy."

A British national, the defendant has pleaded not guilty in Supreme Court to having unlawful carnal knowledge with a girl aged 14 on July 24, July 29 and August 7 last year. He is represented by Elizabeth Christopher.

Yesterday, following the cross examination, both lawyers gave closing arguments in the case, which began earlier this month.

Mr. Welling urged the jury to consider the case not on either his or her morality, but on the evidence provided by multiple phone calls and emails between the two.

He said: "He was a 36-year-old man who unfortunately should have known better. He even said 'the first minute I saw you I knew I was in trouble'.

"And in emails he was telling her he loves her, telling her he was serious about her. He was reassuring her that she will not get hurt."

So, while she presented herself as an honest witness recalling difficult details of the experience, Mr. Welling, alleged that the married man had repeatedly avoided questions.

That according to Ms. Christopher, however, was false and just because the 14-year-old could recall details did not make her story true.

In her closing statements, Ms. Christopher said there were no questions to answer because emails about sex are very different from the actual act.

She said: "In an email he sent he said they would not be having sex until she was 18. There's a difference between having sex and talking about sex.

She also downplayed the phone records indicating there are a million reasons her phone could have been off that day or was not being used.

Instead, Ms. Christopher said the 14-year-old got upset and created the sexual relationship when she was disappointed about what was going on between the two of them.

So, while her client admits to an inappropriate relationship with her, Ms. Christopher says he denies an unlawful relationship.

Puisne Judge Charles-Etta Simmons will give her summation before the jury resigns for deliberations.