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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

Woman tells court she ‘zoned out’ during alleged rape by high-profile Sydney man

Downing Centre district court plaque
The woman is the fourth complainant of six to appear before the Downing Centre district court in a trial expected to last 10 weeks. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

A woman who claims she was raped by a high-profile Sydney man said she “zoned out until it was over”, a court has heard.

The woman had travelled interstate to stay with the man after returning from a trip abroad. The court heard she had messaged the man saying she was back in Melbourne likely “straight away” after returning to Australia because she had “nowhere to live”. She then flew to Sydney after the man suggested she meet him there.

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