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A 63-year-old woman who claimed
she was raped by a Northland policeman 19 years ago was out for sex, the
accused man's lawyer told a jury today. Gary Gotlieb said he would call
evidence from a man who said the woman at the centre of the historic rape
allegation wanted sex the night she claimed the policeman handcuffed and
raped her in a Northland police station. The woman said she was driving the
policeman, 44, home after a Saturday night at a Northland hotel in Mach,
1988, when she was raped. The accused man, who cannot be
named, faces eight charges, including four of sexual violation by rape. Mr Gotlieb told a jury in Auckland
District Court today that five defence witnesses would be called. He said one
witness, Les Gardener, was expected to tell the court the woman suggested sex
with him earlier in the evening, before she was allegedly raped by the
policeman. Mr Gotlieb said Mr Gardener told
the police about the woman's alleged behaviour when he learnt of the
allegations brought against the officer four months later. The five-day trial is due to end
tomorrow. |
