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	peterellis Home / abuse allegations / Tea Ropati / Page 2 - 1st week of the trial	Tea Ropati - League Star accused of rape Not Guilty ”a case that should never have gone to trial” - Lawyer
	Radio NZ January 22 2008; 14:23 Claim complainant fabricated parts of statement The lawyer for a sports star accused of rape has suggested the complainant fabricated parts of her statement to the police. Tea Ropati is on trial in the Auckland District Court on six charges of sexual violation in relation to the incident in June 2006. Mr Ropati's lawyer Gary Gotleib says the victim's first statement omitted a large amount of detail which was conveniently added five weeks later. The woman says the reason for her vague account was because she was still in shock. But Mr Gotleib has suggested she consented to sexual activity with Mr Ropati and later regretted doing so.