Terry Don Bumpus took the stand Monday in his own defense and told jurors he's is not the kind of person who could harm a young woman or girl.

"You'd have to be a sick demented individual to do that to a young girl," he told jurors. "I would never do that to a young woman, let alone a young girl."

Bumpus is on trial for charges of maiming and raping a 15-year-old Chickasha girl.

Police and prosecutors say Bumpus told the girl he was going to "break her like the other dogs" and then pushed her to the ground and burned her chest three times with a ring heated by the lighter. The prosecution also claims Bumpus raped the 15-year-old.

But Bumpus told jurors that Oct. 8, 2008, was the worst day of his life because he was arrested for a crime he did not commit. The crime is reported to have happened Sept. 23.

Bumpus was arrested without incident. As the police cuffed Bumpus, his father told him that if he was innocent, they would work it out.

Bumpus admitted to being afraid of conviction. But he said he would not do something so heinous because his girlfriend, Jacklyn Claywell, is a victim of abuse. He hates the way she looks when she discusses it, he said.

In contrast, Assistant District Attorney Leslie March referred to phone records and recordings in which Bumpus called her a "b----" and implied that he hit Claywell.

Bumpus has never been accused of nor convicted of any other violent crimes. At the time of his arrest, he was on probation for possession of marijuana and breaking and entering into Claywell's home.

On the stand, Bumpus was adamant that he had never hit a woman in anger.

"I'm not someone that goes up and just starts beating some woman," he said. "Sometimes I get mad and say stuff that I don't mean on the phone."

March also discussed other phone records in which Bumpus asks for the help of a minor. The minor's father Jason Ansley reportedly asked his son to come to the jail and meet with Bumpus. The minor is an acquaintance of the accuser, Robert Goldsmith, Clint Karmen and others who know about the events in question.

March argued Bumpus told the minor he would pay him to record the accuser and her friends discussing how they framed Bumpus.

The plan never came to fruition, and no money changed hands. Bumpus agreed that his phone records hurt his case, but at no time on the stand did he admit guilt.

The defense rested after Bumpus took the stand.

Bumpus' parents, Robin and Bruce Bumpus, and Claywell testified on his behalf. Each told versions of the same story and were able to account for his whereabouts during the time of the alleged crime.

The jury will receive instructions from Judge John Herndon today and could have a decision by the end of the afternoon.