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	peterellis Home / abuse allegations / Tea Ropati / Page 3 - Not Guilty Verdict	Tea Ropati - League Star accused of rape Not Guilty ”a case that should never have gone to trial” - Lawyer
	One News January 31 2008; 06:32 Verdict expected in Ropati trial The fate of former Warriors league star Tea Ropati on sex charges is expected to be decided in Auckland on Thursday. Ropati faces six counts of sexual violation including rape relating to an incident in June 2006. He has denied the charges and says they did not have sex and that any other activity was consensual. However, the Crown alleges Ropati raped a woman he had meet in a bar when she was unconscious after heavy drinking, although she says she has no memory of an actual assault. The jury retired at 1pm on Thursday to consider its verdict.