Lawyers clash over question of consent as rape trial of former NT assistant police commissioner hears closing addresses

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Prosecutors in the rape trial of the NT's former assistant police commissioner, Peter Bravos, say the complainant 'made it clear she didn't want to have sex' with Mr Bravos as closing addresses are heard in the NT Supreme Court.

Jurors have been told they should find former NT Police assistant commissioner Peter Bravos guilty of rape, as closing addresses in the trial wrap up.Former Assistant Police Commissioner Peter Bravos maintained he had consensual sex with the complainantJustice John Burns is expected to give his summary address to the jury on Wednesday morning

"If you accept her evidence, you'll be able to draw a clear inference that he knew she wasn't consenting, that she made it clear she didn't want to have sex." "She says that when they were in the pool, she refused the suggestion to go swimming naked, she says she stopped him from trying to kiss her." "You might doubt evidence that fits in exactly if people are recounting an event that occurred in 2004 after a night in drink."Mr Bravos did not take the stand himself, but a 2016 interview he gave during an internal inquiry into the allegations was played to the court.

"That would make you think, I guess, that's not the kind of thing women would talk about if it were rape," he told the jury.

 

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