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Jurors View Complainant Interview in Newark Alley Rape Trial at Nottingham Crown Court

Consent remains the central question in a case built on injuries, phone clips, social-media identification.

Overview

  • The court played the woman's December 29–30 police interview, in which she said she was a virgin and described repeatedly saying no.
  • Prosecutors allege a group met her near Newark Northgate, persuaded her from a bench outside Hollywood Nails into a dark passage, and assaulted her.
  • Jurors were told she walked home distraught with dirty clothes, cuts and grazes on her knees, and bruising elsewhere.
  • Investigators recovered brief mobile videos said to capture parts of the incident, and the woman later identified a suspect via social media.
  • All four teenagers deny the allegations, with three charged with rape and a fourth accused of aiding or encouraging, and the trial is expected to run for about three weeks.