- A rugby participant has denied sexual offence allegations towards teen ladies
- Connor Lind is accused of partaking in anal, oral and digital intercourse with one woman
- He has pleaded not responsible to the fees towards him
A promising younger rugby participant is alleged to have engaged in sexual acts with two underage ladies, a jury has been instructed.
Connor Lind, 23 is standing trial in Sydney‘s Downing Centre District Court docket the place he has pleaded not responsible to a string of alleged sexual offences towards two teenage ladies.
The Crown prosecution has alleged he engaged in anal, oral and digital intercourse with one woman, who was 14 on the time, the courtroom was instructed on day one among his trial on Wednesday.
He has additionally denied placing his hand down the pants of the identical woman whereas on the sofa at his dad and mom’ home on Sydney’s northern seashores.
Crown prosecutor Peter Lowe instructed the courtroom that allegation was supported by a witness who noticed the incident and instantly texted her mom.
The woman was in between grades eight and 9 on the time of the alleged offences, the courtroom was instructed.
The jury was on Wednesday afternoon proven a portion of the woman’s preliminary interview with police wherein she at occasions turned tearful.
Mr Lind, by his barrister Lisa-Claire Hutchinson, has denied having any sexual contact with any of the ladies.
Connor Lind has denied partaking in intercourse acts with underage ladies
He pleaded not responsible to 4 counts of getting sexual activity with a toddler and one depend of deliberately sexually touching a toddler.
One of many sexual activity counts pertains to a second complainant, who was 15 years previous on the time.
The courtroom was instructed the cost pertains to an allegation he kissed the woman earlier than placing his hand down her pants whereas they have been sitting in his automotive at Dee Why seashore.
‘All of it occurred so quick, he simply began kissing her,’ Mr Lowe instructed the jury throughout his opening deal with on Wednesday.
The woman was ‘too scared’ to attempt to cease him in the course of the incident, Mr Lowe stated.
Mr Lind was arrested at Sutherland Police Station in August 2021 and Mr Lind doesn’t deny understanding that the ladies have been 14 and 15 on the time.
Nonetheless, Ms Hutchinson argued that on the time Mr Lind was a promising rugby union participant and college scholar and he had ‘each cause to uphold the regulation’.
He denied partaking in any sexual acts with both of the alleged victims, the courtroom was instructed.
The rugby participant, 23, has denied a string of sexual offences in NSW District Court docket
The courtroom head one alleged sufferer claimed she was ‘too scared’ to attempt to cease him
Ms Hutchinson instructed the jury that the proof of one of many ladies – who he’s alleged to have engaged in 4 sexual acts with – ‘lacked a hoop of fact’.
He additionally denied kissing or touching the 15-year-old woman.
‘He by no means kissed her, he by no means touched her, not that night time, not ever,’ she stated.
The trial earlier than Choose John Pickering continues on Thursday.