The former partner of a woman who alleges she was raped, assaulted and urinated on by a man has told the Royal Court she was “very tearful” and “angry” after the alleged incident.
The man was giving evidence on the second day of the trial in the Royal Court of 41-year-old Michael John O’Brien.
Mr O’Brien is said to have taken advantage of the woman when she was unconscious under the influence of alcohol and prescription drugs.
The 41-year-old denies one count of rape, one of sexual penetration without consent, two of sexual touching without consent, one of forcing the woman to perform a sex act, and one voyeurism charge.
Yesterday, the court heard from the woman’s former partner who had visited her the morning after the alleged assaults took place.
He said she seemed distressed and when he asked her what was wrong she told him: “I’ve been raped.”
He recalled: “She was very tearful and she was angry. I was quite upset and I pushed her to tell me who it was. She told me it was Michael O’Brien.”
The woman said she and Mr O’Brien had been drinking together in a flat at the time of the alleged incident.
She told the court she woke up to find Mr O’Brien on top of her, raping her.
Advocate James Corbett, defending, suggested she had been flirting with Mr O’Brien earlier.
She responded: “There was definitely no flirting.”
Advocate Corbett also suggested that she had removed her shorts when she was in her bedroom with Mr O’Brien.
Sobbing, she strenuously denied taking her shorts off.
“He took them off me when I was unconscious,” she said.
Advocate Corbett said: “You never once said that anything he was doing was unwelcome.”
She replied: “Yes I did.”
A UK forensic scientist also gave evidence.
She said swabs taken from the woman’s body and analysis of Mr O’Brien’s DNA gave “strong support” for the conclusion that he had had intercourse with her.
The trial is expected to conclude tomorrow.
Commissioner Sir William Bailhache is presiding.