A woman who alleges she was raped by a hunt master after a black-tie ball had consumed around 20 alcoholic drinks, a court heard yesterday. The 33-year-old drank three or four glasses of wine in a pub before arriving for the ball where she drank another ‘four to five wines and ten to 11 vodka and cokes’. On a scale of one to ten of drunkenness, she said she was ‘eight to nine’, adding: ‘I was quite drunk.’ But she repeatedly rejected suggestions at Exeter Crown Court that she had consented to sex and made the rape claims only when her husband appeared at the scene. She denied that she stopped having sex only when she noticed one of her husband’s friends outside the vehicle who had seen the huntsman’s ‘white bottom’ through the window in the dark. It is alleged that John Norrish, 67, who was only vaguely known to the woman, approached her after her husband had left the annual ball of the Tiverton Staghounds at Cobley Farm, West Worlington, Devon, which was attended by up to 400 people. She said he offered her a lift home, which she accepted, but that once they were both in his 4x4 he groped and then raped her.
Norrish told police that he was impotent, and said on his arrest: ‘I could not get it up.’ He later admitted having sex with the woman, saying it had been consensual. Norrish, who was master of the hunt at the time of the ball last July, denies rape. But yesterday his alleged victim told the jury: ‘He leaned across and tried to touch my neck and kiss my neck. I asked him what he was doing. I did not want to. He tried to kiss me. He was all over my face. ‘I was not thinking, I was so scared. I did not know what to do. I said I did not want to.’ The mother told the court that Norrish reclined the passenger seat, removed her underwear, and then sexually assaulted her before raping her for about 15 minutes. She said: ‘I was just crying. It felt like I had no control. He kept saying that I was pretty and how gorgeous I was. ‘I was lying there, not making any noise. I was scared and did not know what to do.’ The court was told that Norrish stopped when the lights of another car illuminated the makeshift car park in a field, allowing the woman to escape, leaving her possessions behind. His alleged victim said: ‘I managed to find the strength to push him off with both hands as he had sex with me. I bolted for the door and I ran back to the yard where the party was.’
Continuation :Norrish told police that he was impotent, and said on his arrest: ‘I could not get it up.’He later admitted having sex with the woman, saying it had been consensual.Norrish, who was master of the hunt at the time of the ball last Ju
Women are presumed not to be capable of consent when drunk, but a guy is presumed capable of telling she's drunk and incapable when he's drunk. As people don't know what's going on when they're drunk it seems wrong to have a gender bias, doesn't it?
Women are presumed not to be capable of consent when drunk, but a guy is presumed capable of telling she's drunk and incapable when he's drunk. As people don't know what's going on when they're drunk it seems wrong to have a gender bias, doesn't it?
His alleged victim said: ‘I managed to find the strength to push him off with both hands as he had sex with me. I bolted for the door and I ran back to the yard where the party was.’
After 15 minutes ?
Bolted ? How big was this car ?
His alleged victim said: ‘I managed to find the strength to push him off with both hands as he had sex with me. I bolted for the door and I ran back to the yard where the party was.’After 15 minutes ?Bolted ? How big was this car ?
Seriously, who in their lifetime has not woken up next to some girl in a strange room and both thought 'what the hell happened last night?' I know I have.
Seriously, who in their lifetime has not woken up next to some girl in a strange room and both thought 'what the hell happened last night?'I know I have.
Always thought it took a few Air to sea missiles and Torpedoes to Sink an Aircraft carrier, but all they had to do was drop a few bottles of Jack Daniels.. Well I never....
Blimey,Always thought it took a few Air to sea missiles and Torpedoes to Sink an Aircraft carrier, but all they had to do was drop a few bottles of Jack Daniels.. Well I never....