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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Jordyn Beazley

Woman denies in court making up indecent assault by high-profile Sydney man

Downing centre court in Sydney
A woman has claimed in the New South Wales Downing Centre district court she was indecently assaulted by a high-profile Sydney man, who has pleaded not guilty and denies sexual contact took place with her. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

A woman who alleges a high-profile Sydney man touched her breast has asserted it was “skin to skin contact” after being asked why she wrote in her police statement that the man “tried to touch” her, a court has heard.

Under cross-examination, the woman – who was 21 at the time she alleges the man indecently assaulted her by touching her breast after she woke up and they were both naked in his bed – was asked if she added the detail of him touching her breast later.

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