Court rules sex with girlfriend was consensual, 24-year-old man freed from rape

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Court rules sex with girlfriend was consensual, 24-year-old man freed from rape

PORT MORESBY: A 24-year-old man was freed from a charge of raping his girlfriend because the court found that the sexual intercourse was consensual.

Waigani committal court magistrate Paul Nii freed Brent Alu, from North Waghi’s Banz in Jiwaka, yesterday (Dec 16, 2021), because the girl and man were in a relationship.

Details of the court proceedings were published by The National:

Court says sex was consensual

December 17, 2021The NationalMain Stories

By SCHOLAR KASSAS
THE Waigani Committal Court has dismissed the case of a 24-year-old man charged with raping his girlfriend due to lack of evidence.
Magistrate Paul Nii freed Brent Alu, from Banz in North Waghi, Jiwaka, yesterday, saying that evidence showed that the victim and the defendant were in a relationship and from that relationship, they met and went to 15-Mile and the alleged sexual intercourse occurred.
“I rule that Brent had sexual intercourse with the victim with her consent and so the evidence is insufficient to commit him for the three counts of rape,” Magistrate Nii said.
He ordered that Alu’s information be dismissed and his bail money refunded.
Police alleged that on June 20, last year, at around 11.25am, the pair decided to go to 15-Mile outside Port Moresby after the meeting was arranged through a prior phone conversation.
Police further alleged that the two met and Alu had bought some alcohol at Gordon and proceeded to 15-Mile and joined his relatives for drinks.
It was alleged that at 2pm, the victim went and approached Alu that she wanted to go home because it was getting late, but Alu refused her request.
She went a second time requesting to leave but she was told by Alu’s relatives that 15-Mile was her home.
The victim allegedly attempted to call her parents but Alu grabbed her phone and bag containing other items.
Police alleged that it was late in the afternoon when Alu took the victim to his cousin’s house at 15-Mile and forcefully took her into a room where he allegedly raped her.
It was alleged that Alu and the were dropped off at the NPF Compound, 9-Mile where the defendant allegedly had sex with the victim again.
She fell asleep and he allegedly had sex with her again before she was released.
The victim was later released by Alu and she went and told her relatives about the alleged incident.

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