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| A Royal Navy officer raped a female colleague after a barbeque on board a warship, a court martial has heard. | A Royal Navy officer raped a female colleague after a barbeque on board a warship, a court martial has heard. |
| Chief Petty officer Phillip Coates, from Devon, pleaded not guilty to a rape charge at the start of the trial at HMS Nelson, Portsmouth, on Monday. | Chief Petty officer Phillip Coates, from Devon, pleaded not guilty to a rape charge at the start of the trial at HMS Nelson, Portsmouth, on Monday. |
| The court martial heard how the female sailor had been drinking with Mr Coates prior to the alleged rape. | The court martial heard how the female sailor had been drinking with Mr Coates prior to the alleged rape. |
| The alleged assault is said to have taken place while the Royal Navy ship was in the Mediterranean last March. | |
| This is believed to be the first time a navy petty officer has faced a trial accused of raping a female colleague. | This is believed to be the first time a navy petty officer has faced a trial accused of raping a female colleague. |
| 'Clear recollection' | 'Clear recollection' |
| Peter Glenser, prosecuting, told the hearing that the alleged victim had drunk a bottle of wine and two glasses of punch during a barbeque before going below deck with Mr Coates. | Peter Glenser, prosecuting, told the hearing that the alleged victim had drunk a bottle of wine and two glasses of punch during a barbeque before going below deck with Mr Coates. |
| Mr Glenser said: "It caused her to feel merry and not too drunk, and she was in a bouncy, happy, outgoing mood. | Mr Glenser said: "It caused her to feel merry and not too drunk, and she was in a bouncy, happy, outgoing mood. |
| "She has a pretty clear recollection of events." | "She has a pretty clear recollection of events." |
| Mr Glenser said the pair had gone below deck with other colleagues as the temperature dropped. | Mr Glenser said the pair had gone below deck with other colleagues as the temperature dropped. |
| He said the victim had said that she had kissed Mr Coates but had not wanted to go any further. | He said the victim had said that she had kissed Mr Coates but had not wanted to go any further. |
| She later told other officers she was alone in a room below deck when Coates entered and attempted to remove her clothes. | She later told other officers she was alone in a room below deck when Coates entered and attempted to remove her clothes. |
| 'Visibly distressed' | 'Visibly distressed' |
| The alleged victim told the court Mr Coates had brought a bottle a wine up the sleeve of his jacket which he gave to the victim. | The alleged victim told the court Mr Coates had brought a bottle a wine up the sleeve of his jacket which he gave to the victim. |
| She said: "He gave it to me and I said thank you for it and I possibly gave him a kiss on the cheek to say thank you." | She said: "He gave it to me and I said thank you for it and I possibly gave him a kiss on the cheek to say thank you." |
| The woman said she had been in a small room on the ship when the alleged rape occurred. | The woman said she had been in a small room on the ship when the alleged rape occurred. |
| She told the hearing: "As far as I can remember - it's a bit hazy now - he put his hands around my waist and he tried to kiss me. | She told the hearing: "As far as I can remember - it's a bit hazy now - he put his hands around my waist and he tried to kiss me. |
| "I started trying to push him away. I do not think I said anything but tried to push him away but he's quite a bit bigger than me and I couldn't get away." | "I started trying to push him away. I do not think I said anything but tried to push him away but he's quite a bit bigger than me and I couldn't get away." |
| Mr Glenser told the court the alleged victim was found shortly after in a "visibly distressed state" and "sobbing her heart out". | Mr Glenser told the court the alleged victim was found shortly after in a "visibly distressed state" and "sobbing her heart out". |
| Medical examinations after the initial report found she had minor bruising and some injuries, and had a blood alcohol level more than twice the drink drive limit. | Medical examinations after the initial report found she had minor bruising and some injuries, and had a blood alcohol level more than twice the drink drive limit. |
| The woman said she did not remember what happened until she attended a therapy session with a psychologist two months later. | The woman said she did not remember what happened until she attended a therapy session with a psychologist two months later. |
| Mr Coates denies rape and insisted sexual intercourse had been consensual. | Mr Coates denies rape and insisted sexual intercourse had been consensual. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |