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| Rape-accused TV actor 'punched victim at school' | Rape-accused TV actor 'punched victim at school' |
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| A TV actor accused of raping a 14-year-old boy punched his victim after telling him the sex act had been consensual, a court has heard. | A TV actor accused of raping a 14-year-old boy punched his victim after telling him the sex act had been consensual, a court has heard. |
| A friend of the alleged victim said the actor had told the boy: "Everything that we did you wanted to happen too." | A friend of the alleged victim said the actor had told the boy: "Everything that we did you wanted to happen too." |
| The boy was then punched in the face, leaving him with "tears in his eyes", the Blackfriars Crown Court jury heard. | The boy was then punched in the face, leaving him with "tears in his eyes", the Blackfriars Crown Court jury heard. |
| The actor, who cannot be named as he is under 18, denies one count of oral rape and three counts of sexual assault. | The actor, who cannot be named as he is under 18, denies one count of oral rape and three counts of sexual assault. |
| Giving evidence, the actor insisted the acts were consensual. | Giving evidence, the actor insisted the acts were consensual. |
| The attacks are alleged to have taken place between July and September 2010, with the alleged rape taking place in a theatre stairwell when the victim was aged 14. | The attacks are alleged to have taken place between July and September 2010, with the alleged rape taking place in a theatre stairwell when the victim was aged 14. |
| 'Incredibly difficult' | 'Incredibly difficult' |
| In his police statement, the victim's friend said the TV actor had been in a "temper" when he had approached them at school and told the 14-year-old: "Everything that we did you wanted to happen too, don't make it out like you didn't." | In his police statement, the victim's friend said the TV actor had been in a "temper" when he had approached them at school and told the 14-year-old: "Everything that we did you wanted to happen too, don't make it out like you didn't." |
| He had then "swung" at the boy's face, "reasonably hard", the court heard. | He had then "swung" at the boy's face, "reasonably hard", the court heard. |
| "He had to go away and recover, and he had tears in his eyes," the friend added. | "He had to go away and recover, and he had tears in his eyes," the friend added. |
| The witness said he was "close" to the alleged victim, who had tried to tell him about the incidents. | The witness said he was "close" to the alleged victim, who had tried to tell him about the incidents. |
| He said: "Initially he said it in a jokey, matey sort of way, and brought up that something happened between him and [the defendant] at the bottom of the stairwell. | He said: "Initially he said it in a jokey, matey sort of way, and brought up that something happened between him and [the defendant] at the bottom of the stairwell. |
| "He didn't go into much detail. I could tell it was incredibly difficult for him." | "He didn't go into much detail. I could tell it was incredibly difficult for him." |
| During his evidence to the court, the actor described the first encounter between himself and the complainant: "I was walking downstairs and then he put his hand over my trousers." | During his evidence to the court, the actor described the first encounter between himself and the complainant: "I was walking downstairs and then he put his hand over my trousers." |
| He said he then performed a sex act on the boy. | He said he then performed a sex act on the boy. |
| The actor said when he told his girlfriend about it, "she said, 'go on, prove it. I don't believe you'." | |
| He walked out during another sexual encounter because he was "so embarrassed that my girlfriend had seen", the jury heard. | He walked out during another sexual encounter because he was "so embarrassed that my girlfriend had seen", the jury heard. |
| "I have never forced him, I have never forced anyone," he said. | |
| He claimed he was "upset" and "embarrassed" when the alleged victim made the complaint and the actor's parents were informed. | |
| "I couldn't believe what he had been saying about me around school," he added. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |