Rape accused denied bail

A MILDURA man accused of raping a woman following a “horrific” physical attack claimed she propositioned him for consensual sex after “demanding” that he assault her, a court has been told. The Mildura Magistrates’ Court heard the man brutally assaulted the woman and took photographs of her during the attack including while she was cowering […]

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