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Allegations
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The defence has opened
its case in the trial of four men accused of gang raping a woman in Mount
Maunganui in 1989. The four men maintain
the sex was consensual and deny the woman was held against her will. The first defence
lawyer to open is Paul Mabey, whose client is 53. Mr Mabey told the jury
that his client's position is that he is innocent and has never forced anything
on a woman in his life. He admits he had sex
with the woman, but insists that it was not rape. Paul Mabey says his
client can say with confidence that the sex happened on January 5, 1989. The man has this
morning given evidence that he can remember this due to an event he was
involved with which happened the next day. |
