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A man testified in the High
Court at Wellington yesterday that a friend spoke excitedly about a group sex
session where an object was used as a sex aid. The man, whose name was
suppressed, said he understood the acts had been consensual. He understood another
friend had also been involved, but when it was discussed with him he could
not remember the details. The witness's two
friends are accused with two other men of detaining a 20-year-old woman with
intent to have sex with her and raping her at Mt Maunganui in January 1989. Two of the men also
face charges of sexual violation by unlawful sexual connection and one faces
another rape charge. All the charges are
denied. The woman, now 37,
denied willingly having sex. Justice Ron Young has
suppressed key details, including the accused men's names. It is understood the
men deny an object was used. Another witness Kent
Jarman told the court one of the accused told him about sexual activity that
he understood to be consensual. The tone of the conversation had probably
been boastful. He was told that one of
the men who took part in the sex act had done so reluctantly. "That is one of
the comments that stuck in my mind," Mr Jarman said. Maree Judson said she
was with the alleged victim in Mt Maunganui after Christmas 1988. She said the woman had
been strong-willed, assertive, bubbly, and outgoing. At one point the woman
said she was going away and did not give a clear reason for her absence. Upon returning, she was
withdrawn, uptight, and not her usual self. Around this time, two
men would regularly visit. She said she only
recently remembered who the two men were. The trial which began
on Monday is expected to last at least another week. |
