Man accused of St Patrick’s Day rape in Whakatāne says woman had been ‘flirting’ with him

A man accused of rape testified in the Tauranga District Court that after a night of St Patrick’s Day celebrations involving drinking and cannabis, he went to check on a woman he believed had been flirtatious with him earlier. He claimed he heard her calling from the bedroom she shared with her fiancé during an afterparty and then entered the room, kneeling beside her bed. The case involves serious allegations, and the man’s actions following the events at the pub are central to the ongoing legal proceedings.

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