SCRANTON, Pa.—Attorneys for two northeastern Pennsylvania police officers charged with sexually assaulting an underage girl say their accuser fabricated the allegations for monetary gain.

A Lackawanna County judge on Wednesday granted Old Forge police Capt. Jamie Krenitsky's request for access to the now-23-year-old alleged victim's financial records.

Krenitsky and his boss, Chief Larry Semenza, are both accused along with a former borough firefighter of sexually abusing the woman between 2004 and 2007.

Kenitsky's attorney says student loan debt could give the accuser reason to lie. The Times-Tribune of Scranton ( http://bit.ly/TG6fZi) reports prosecutors slammed the request as a "fishing expedition."

Investigators say Krenitsky admitted sexual contact with the alleged victim and apologized during a recorded phone call.

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Information from: The Times-Tribune, http://thetimes-tribune.com/