A New South Wales teen sentenced for raping a female school student at a house party has claimed the victim warmed up to him, poured him a drink and agreed to sleep together. 9News
a female school student at a house party has claimed the victim warmed up to him, poured him a drink and agreed to sleep together.
He was acquitted of two charges of sexual assault after the court found there was initial consent and has yet to spend a night in custody. The barrister questioned the victim's claims she was incredibly drunk while also being able to remember in detail events which took place. "What is she going to say? She looked rather foolish from her point of view if she says, 'Yes, we slept together. I slept with this boy who I hated'."
"She was in and out of consciousness and not aware of her surroundings which the appellant must have been aware of."By contrast, the Children's Court found the rapist's evidence was "illogical" and unsupported by the evidence, and that his demeanour did not fit with the serious charges he had been accused of.
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