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Jack Gramenz

Jury to rule if texts are 'powerful admissions' of rape

A jury is considering the fate of a former Sydney Symphony Orchestra horn player as his trial on sexual assault charges comes to an end.

Central to their deliberations will be whether he was apologising for the alleged assault or placating the complainant and avoiding conflict in messages exchanged between the pair in the aftermath.

Benjamin Lawrence Jacks, 47, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of sexual intercourse without consent.

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