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JLS star Oritse Williams 'bewildered' by rape allegation JLS star Oritse Williams denies being a sexual predator
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Former JLS star Oritse Williams told police he was bewildered by a "crazy" rape allegation made by a woman he met at a gig, a court has heard. Former JLS star Oritse Williams has denied behaving like a "sexual predator" after being accused of rape.
Transcripts of police interviews were read to jurors at the musician's trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court. Giving evidence at his trial, the 32-year-old claimed the complainant thanked him when they parted company.
In them, the 32-year-old said he felt he was "being taken advantage of".
Prosecutors allege Mr Williams, from Croydon, "jumped on the woman" when she went to his hotel room to look for her phone in December 2016. He denies rape.Prosecutors allege Mr Williams, from Croydon, "jumped on the woman" when she went to his hotel room to look for her phone in December 2016. He denies rape.
In the interviews, Mr Williams told two officers he thought the complainant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was "a beautiful person". He told Wolverhampton Crown Court the woman began kissing him after saying she wanted to spend the night with him.
He said that while at the hotel in Wolverhampton, she had told him she wanted to stay with him. Mr Williams told the jury he met the woman, and two friends, at a meet-and-greet event.
After elements of her account were put to him, Mr Williams told police: "C'mon, this is crazy. He said he got along "very, very well" with the alleged victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons.
"I am feeling bewildered at this whole thing. Mr Williams said there was "no way" he was being a sexual predator in the club.
"I just feel like a musician, an artist that has been put into a position where they have been taken advantage of." The court heard Mr Williams and two of the women went back to his hotel room, where they went into a bathroom and then left.
Mr Williams is standing trial alongside tour manager Jamien Nagadhana, 32, of Hounslow, west London, who denies charges of sexual assault and assault by penetration. He said the complainant then returned to his room.
Jurors heard Mr Williams told police that Mr Nagadhana was in a different bed in the same room when the encounter took place. "She said she didn't want to leave and she wanted to spend the night with me," he said.
Mr Nagadhana submitted a prepared statement to police, in which he said he had kissed the complainant and touched her, but backed off when he realised she was "getting together" with Mr Williams. He claimed a consensual sexual encounter took place before he fell asleep, waking to a knock from the woman who had returned to the room with a staff member looking for a mobile phone.
After it was found, Mr Williams said he offered to help her continue looking for a second item.
"She said, 'Don't worry, thank you so much for finding the phone'," Mr Williams said.
"Everything was good and she left."
Co-defendant Jamien Nagadhana, 32, from Hounslow, west London, denies sexual assault and assault by penetration.
The trial continues.The trial continues.
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