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Allegations of Abuse
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Tea Ropati - League Star accused
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Radio New Zealand An Auckland court has heard that a
former rugby league player denies raping a woman. He has been ordered to stand trial
on sex charges. The man, who has name suppression, faces three counts of
sexual violation, including rape. After a two-day deposition hearing
at Auckland District Court he has been committed to trial and is due to
reappear in the High Court in Auckland in May. The court heard the complainant
was heavily intoxicated when she met the accused in a bar last June in
Ponsonby, Auckland. She later found herself in a car
on College Hill where the prosecution says she was raped and sexually
violated. In a written statement, the
accused said the pair ended up in his car parked near Victoria Park but said
at no point was he rough or aggressive with her and he denies having sex with
her. The man has been committed to
trial and is due to reappear in the High Court in Auckland in May. |
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