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| Perth winery owner jailed for rape of young Japanese worker | Perth winery owner jailed for rape of young Japanese worker |
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| Peter Raymond Costa, owner of Chidlow’s Well winery, jailed for six years after plying woman, 24, with alcohol and raping her | |
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| Fri 12 Jan 2018 08.12 GMT | |
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| A Perth winery owner has been jailed for six years for raping a young Japanese employee after he had plied her with alcohol. | A Perth winery owner has been jailed for six years for raping a young Japanese employee after he had plied her with alcohol. |
| Chidlow’s Well owner and building company operator Peter Raymond Costa, 58, raped the 24-year-old woman when she was drunk in his house while his wife was away in March 2015. | Chidlow’s Well owner and building company operator Peter Raymond Costa, 58, raped the 24-year-old woman when she was drunk in his house while his wife was away in March 2015. |
| Judge Michael Gething noted in the Western Australia district court on Friday that Costa had challenged “every conceivable issue”, including routine forensic medical evidence, before he was convicted by a jury in August. | Judge Michael Gething noted in the Western Australia district court on Friday that Costa had challenged “every conceivable issue”, including routine forensic medical evidence, before he was convicted by a jury in August. |
| The judge said Costa had impulsively taken advantage of a vulnerable, young overseas worker with limited English late at night on an isolated rural property. | The judge said Costa had impulsively taken advantage of a vulnerable, young overseas worker with limited English late at night on an isolated rural property. |
| The woman had been working at the winery and living with Costa and his wife, along with a young Korean man, and they were paid with meals and lodging. | The woman had been working at the winery and living with Costa and his wife, along with a young Korean man, and they were paid with meals and lodging. |
| Costa’s wife was away on the night of the attack and he had been having dinner with the two workers. The meal included drinking a lot of wine. | Costa’s wife was away on the night of the attack and he had been having dinner with the two workers. The meal included drinking a lot of wine. |
| When the Korean man went to bed, Costa’s behaviour changed and he raped the woman, despite her protests, which led to him being charged with three counts of sexual assault. | When the Korean man went to bed, Costa’s behaviour changed and he raped the woman, despite her protests, which led to him being charged with three counts of sexual assault. |
| He claimed the sex was consensual but the woman said she was raped and was distraught the next day, asking a friend’s husband to collect her. | He claimed the sex was consensual but the woman said she was raped and was distraught the next day, asking a friend’s husband to collect her. |
| The Korean man got out of bed after hearing her cry out and found her in tears and Costa lying naked next to her. | The Korean man got out of bed after hearing her cry out and found her in tears and Costa lying naked next to her. |
| “You deliberately plied her with alcohol, took advantage of her when she was intoxicated, assaulted her,” said Gething, noting that a condom was not used, potentially exposing her to pregnancy or disease. | “You deliberately plied her with alcohol, took advantage of her when she was intoxicated, assaulted her,” said Gething, noting that a condom was not used, potentially exposing her to pregnancy or disease. |
| Costa, a father of two, had no criminal record and had had a successful career, although he was stressed and drinking heavily at the time due to family and financial problems. | Costa, a father of two, had no criminal record and had had a successful career, although he was stressed and drinking heavily at the time due to family and financial problems. |
| He said he was remorseful and blamed alcohol for “misconstruing the woman”, defence lawyer David Rice said, but prosecutor Ben Stanwix questioned that given he pleaded not guilty. | He said he was remorseful and blamed alcohol for “misconstruing the woman”, defence lawyer David Rice said, but prosecutor Ben Stanwix questioned that given he pleaded not guilty. |
| Costa regularly shook his head during the judge’s sentencing remarks. | Costa regularly shook his head during the judge’s sentencing remarks. |
| The court heard graphic details about how the victim cried out for him to stop and for help and struggled and “twisted her body” to get him off her. | The court heard graphic details about how the victim cried out for him to stop and for help and struggled and “twisted her body” to get him off her. |
| The woman had been a virgin and waiting until she met the right man had been central to her life, the court heard in her victim impact statement. | The woman had been a virgin and waiting until she met the right man had been central to her life, the court heard in her victim impact statement. |
| “The mental and psychological trauma from the offending makes me cry, I am scared and mentally damaged and it will be stalking me for the rest of my life,” she said. | “The mental and psychological trauma from the offending makes me cry, I am scared and mentally damaged and it will be stalking me for the rest of my life,” she said. |
| Costa will be eligible for parole in March 2021. | Costa will be eligible for parole in March 2021. |
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