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Ex-Sunderland player Cabral's rape accuser 'in bed with footballers' | Ex-Sunderland player Cabral's rape accuser 'in bed with footballers' |
(35 minutes later) | |
A woman accusing a former Sunderland footballer of rape went to bed with two other players just a day before his trial began, a jury has heard. | |
Mobile phone footage showing the woman, the footballers and another woman in bed on Saturday night has been played to jurors at Hull Crown Court. | Mobile phone footage showing the woman, the footballers and another woman in bed on Saturday night has been played to jurors at Hull Crown Court. |
Cabral, whose real name is Adilson Tavares Varela, is accused of raping the 21-year-old at his flat in Gateshead in January 2015. | Cabral, whose real name is Adilson Tavares Varela, is accused of raping the 21-year-old at his flat in Gateshead in January 2015. |
He denies two counts of rape. | He denies two counts of rape. |
Mr Varela's barrister Kitty Taylor asked the woman: "What on earth were you thinking? | Mr Varela's barrister Kitty Taylor asked the woman: "What on earth were you thinking? |
"Preparing for this event by going out on Saturday night and ending up in bed with two professional footballers in the early hours of the morning?" she asked. | "Preparing for this event by going out on Saturday night and ending up in bed with two professional footballers in the early hours of the morning?" she asked. |
'Seeking footballers' | |
The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she "didn't class them as footballers" and had been in bed with her best friend. | The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she "didn't class them as footballers" and had been in bed with her best friend. |
She denied she had sex with either of the men in the video. | |
She had only had a relationship with one other player in the past, she said. | She had only had a relationship with one other player in the past, she said. |
Ms Taylor asked whether she "liked and sought out the company of" black, professional footballers, which the woman repeatedly said was not the case. | Ms Taylor asked whether she "liked and sought out the company of" black, professional footballers, which the woman repeatedly said was not the case. |
The woman rejected Ms Taylor's contention that she was attracted to men "who have money, who can flash the cash on a Saturday night". | |
When the woman said she always paid her way, Ms Taylor asked if she could afford £1,200 magnums of vodka, such as the one bought by Mr Varela in a nightclub they visited. | |
The complainant said she had a lot of money for her birthday. | |
She also denied accusing the 27-year-old midfielder of rape to get compensation and said she had not known he was a footballer until last month. | |
Crying, she said she only wanted "this man to go to jail for what he's done". | |
Cabral, from the island of Cape Verde, only made one Premier League appearance for Sunderland in 2013-14 and now plays for Swiss club FC Zurich. | Cabral, from the island of Cape Verde, only made one Premier League appearance for Sunderland in 2013-14 and now plays for Swiss club FC Zurich. |
Sunderland announced on 2 February 2015 that the player had left the club by mutual consent. | Sunderland announced on 2 February 2015 that the player had left the club by mutual consent. |
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