Overview
- Mr Justice Bennathan KC directed jurors that Barron Trump’s out-of-court account is admissible hearsay and should be weighed carefully because it was not given on oath or tested in cross-examination.
- Jurors heard a transcript of Trump’s 999 call from the United States stating, “I just got a call from a girl… she’s getting beat up,” after a FaceTime connection with the complainant.
- Prosecutors argue Matvei Rumiantsev acted out of jealousy over the woman’s friendship with Trump, and the court heard he answered her phone during the alleged beating and turned the FaceTime screen toward her as she screamed.
- Court records show Rumiantsev, 22, denies two counts of rape as well as assault, actual bodily harm, intentional strangulation and perverting the course of justice, with alleged offenses spanning November 2024 to January 2025.
- The defense says the sex was consensual and denies any violence, with Rumiantsev acknowledging some jealousy; jurors were also told Trump later emailed police saying his view was very brief and he did not reply to follow-up messages.