Cop’s rape case thrown out
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Cop’s rape case thrown out
PORT MORESBY: A policeman facing a rape charge was acquitted with
the judge describing the woman’s evidence as illogical and inconsistent.
National Court acting judge Justice Laura Kuvi on
Monday acquitted Christopher Tobias, 32, from Sinesine-Yongomul in Chimbu,
saying the evidence to court had been inconsistent since he was first
interviewed.
Tobias faced three counts of rape for allegedly having
sex with a woman without her consent on three occasions.
Details of the court proceedings were reported by The National:
Rape case
thrown out, judge says evidence illogical, inconsistent
January 20, 2022The
NationalMain Stories
By SCHOLAR KASSAS
A POLICEMAN facing a rape charge has been acquitted, with the judge
describing the woman’s evidence as illogical and inconsistent.
National Court acting judge Justice Laura Kuvi on Monday acquitted Christopher
Tobias, 32, of Nilguma village in Sinesine-Yongomul, Chimbu, saying the
evidence he presented to the court had been consistent since he was first
interviewed by police in 2018.
Tobias faced three counts of rape for allegedly having sex with the woman
without her consent on three occasions.
The first was in March, 2018, when Tobias allegedly threatened her with a
knife, pulled her into his room and raped her.
The second occasion was in April 2018 when the woman after drinking alcohol
with her brothers outside Tobias’ house walked inside his room and fell off to
sleep.
Police allege that Tobias arrived home, saw her asleep there and raped her.
The third occasion was in May, 2018, also in Tobias’ room where the woman and
another had spent the night. Justice Kuvi said the health officer, police
investigating officer and the prosecutor had provided “varying information”.
She said the second occasion was inconsistent with logic and common sense as
the woman had no compelling reason to be at his place.
“It was not her home, and she is an adult woman deciding to drink alcohol at
the home of the man she says raped her some days ago,” Justice Kuvi said.
She said the women’s father who was collecting witness statements did not
obtain any from those she had claimed as her brothers.
“This lack of detailed explanation as to the events are material to the issue
when considered with the record of information and other alleged offending.”
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