墨尔本一名男子面临两项强奸罪和一项性侵罪的指控 [1]，案件涉及2023年3月发生的事件 [1]。被告已认罪不成立 [1]，受害人是其前私人助理 [1]。
在法庭最后陈词中，控方律师马修·费舍尔指出，虽然受害人的证词存在不一致之处，但这些矛盾之处反而增强了其可信度 [1]。费舍尔表示："如果她真的想编造这一切……她本应能做得更好。本应能做得好得多。" [1] 他进一步暗示，若受害人是为了金钱而捏造故事，她应该能构造一个更加完整的叙事 [1]。
被告未在审判中作证 [1]，受害人则在非公开法庭进行了作证 [1]。被告的律师德莫特·丹恩大律师主张相关指控事件从未发生 [1]。
控方还对一名警官大卫·巴洛的证词提出批评，指其证词"不严谨"和"虚假" [1]。案件中还涉及受害人与警方2019年的一起争议——当时曾发生酒驾停车事件 [1]。
案件目前仍在审理中 [1]。
A Melbourne man faces two rape charges and one sexual assault charge relating to allegations made in March 2023 [1]. He has pleaded not guilty [1].
The alleged victim, a former private assistant to the defendant, testified in closed court [1]. During closing arguments, the prosecution's counsel Matthew Fisher argued that inconsistencies in her testimony actually strengthened her credibility rather than undermining it [1]. Fisher stated: "If she really wanted to make all this up … she could have done a better job. Could have done a lot better" [1], suggesting that if the victim were fabricating allegations for financial gain, she would have constructed a more convincing narrative [1].
The defendant did not take the stand during the trial [1]. His legal representative, Dermot Dann KC, contended that the alleged assault never occurred [1].
The case involves disputed history between the alleged victim and police, including a 2019 drink-driving traffic stop incident [1]. Prosecutors criticized police officer David Barlow's testimony as "loose" and "untrue" [1].
The trial remains ongoing [1].