Mike Brown secures rape acquittal following a week long trial

Mike Brown secures rape acquittal following a week long trial

The complainant alleged that the Defendant had raped her whilst she slept at the Defendant’s home. The defence successfully mounted a s41 application in order to establish that the pair had, in fact, been dating for some time and had engaged in full consensual intercourse just a week prior; a material consideration as to whether the Defendant had raped her on this occasion. The Defendant, a man of good character, was acquitted by the jury.