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Nigel Evans trial: 'I just froze. I felt in shock,' alleged rape victim tells court Nigel Evans trial: 'I just froze. I felt in shock,' alleged rape victim tells court
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The former deputy Commons speaker Nigel Evans pinned a student to his bed and raped him after a night of heavy drinking at his constituency home, a court has heard .The former deputy Commons speaker Nigel Evans pinned a student to his bed and raped him after a night of heavy drinking at his constituency home, a court has heard .
The alleged victim told Preston crown court on Wednesday that he froze in shock and felt "disattached from my body" when he awoke to find the MP having sex with him last March.The alleged victim told Preston crown court on Wednesday that he froze in shock and felt "disattached from my body" when he awoke to find the MP having sex with him last March.
Shortly before the alleged attack the 22-year-old student messaged his friend pleading "please help me" after being repeatedly groped by Evans, jurors were told.Shortly before the alleged attack the 22-year-old student messaged his friend pleading "please help me" after being repeatedly groped by Evans, jurors were told.
Giving evidence from behind a screen, the alleged victim spoke softly as he described the moment he felt a "sharp pain" and discovered the 56-year-old MP on top of him.Giving evidence from behind a screen, the alleged victim spoke softly as he described the moment he felt a "sharp pain" and discovered the 56-year-old MP on top of him.
"I just froze, silent. I was still, didn't move at all – couldn't move. I felt almost disattached from my body. I felt in shock, even though what had been going on back and forth all night, this was a rapid escalation and I wasn't prepared for it.""I just froze, silent. I was still, didn't move at all – couldn't move. I felt almost disattached from my body. I felt in shock, even though what had been going on back and forth all night, this was a rapid escalation and I wasn't prepared for it."
The gay student told jurors he did not expect nor want any sexual contact with Evans but that the Ribble Valley MP pestered him by trying to touch his genitals and kiss him. Evans allegedly told the man "you're gorgeous" as he tried to pull down his underwear.The gay student told jurors he did not expect nor want any sexual contact with Evans but that the Ribble Valley MP pestered him by trying to touch his genitals and kiss him. Evans allegedly told the man "you're gorgeous" as he tried to pull down his underwear.
After the alleged rape, Evans became "forceful", the alleged victim claimed, as he tried to make him perform oral sex.After the alleged rape, Evans became "forceful", the alleged victim claimed, as he tried to make him perform oral sex.
The student told the court he felt "angry and quite disgusted" earlier in the night when he woke up and realised Evans had been touching him. The jury was shown a series of panicked messages between the young man and his friend sent before the alleged assaults, including one in which the alleged victim pleaded: "Please help me".The student told the court he felt "angry and quite disgusted" earlier in the night when he woke up and realised Evans had been touching him. The jury was shown a series of panicked messages between the young man and his friend sent before the alleged assaults, including one in which the alleged victim pleaded: "Please help me".
The 22-year-old man used the messaging app Whatsapp to tell his friend: "Nigel tried to stick his tongue down my throat three times" when he fled the MP's bed, the court heard.The 22-year-old man used the messaging app Whatsapp to tell his friend: "Nigel tried to stick his tongue down my throat three times" when he fled the MP's bed, the court heard.
Jurors heard that the friend replied: "Shit. Punch him? Or leave. Leaving is easier. Punching him probably wont have consequences either though. When he did it to me I shoved him across the room. He didn't try again."Jurors heard that the friend replied: "Shit. Punch him? Or leave. Leaving is easier. Punching him probably wont have consequences either though. When he did it to me I shoved him across the room. He didn't try again."
Minutes later the alleged victim responded: "I'd be scared if I said no. WTF. I'm not the one being rude."Minutes later the alleged victim responded: "I'd be scared if I said no. WTF. I'm not the one being rude."
The student, who said he was tipsy after an evening of heavy drinking at the MP's house and in the pub next door, the Swan with Two Necks, told the court he twice fled to the bathroom to escape Evans's advances.The student, who said he was tipsy after an evening of heavy drinking at the MP's house and in the pub next door, the Swan with Two Necks, told the court he twice fled to the bathroom to escape Evans's advances.
He described what happened each time he returned to bed: "Hands kind of grabbing all over me, me repeating that I was tired and running further away and reminding him about church and him pulling my boxers down and me pulling them back up, and back and forth."He described what happened each time he returned to bed: "Hands kind of grabbing all over me, me repeating that I was tired and running further away and reminding him about church and him pulling my boxers down and me pulling them back up, and back and forth."
Asked by the prosecutor Mark Heywood QC why he got into Evans's bed if he did not expect any sexual contact, the man said: "I don't know. I think I was stupid but I think at the time I didn't see how that would lead to something more. Being a student I'd shared with friends, often shared a bed with friends. It didn't mean anything."Asked by the prosecutor Mark Heywood QC why he got into Evans's bed if he did not expect any sexual contact, the man said: "I don't know. I think I was stupid but I think at the time I didn't see how that would lead to something more. Being a student I'd shared with friends, often shared a bed with friends. It didn't mean anything."
The next morning the student crept out of the house while Evans was in the shower, walking to Clitheroe an hour away in the hope of avoiding the MP.The next morning the student crept out of the house while Evans was in the shower, walking to Clitheroe an hour away in the hope of avoiding the MP.
The man is one of seven who allege that Evans is said to have assaulted between 2002 and 2013. Evans denies one rape, two indecent assaults and six sexual assaults. The man is one of seven who allege that Evans assaulted them between 2002 and 2013. Evans denies one rape, two indecent assaults and six sexual assaults.
Unlike the previous six accusers, the alleged rape victim chose to be obscured from the view of Evans as he gave evidence from behind a screen in the witness box.Unlike the previous six accusers, the alleged rape victim chose to be obscured from the view of Evans as he gave evidence from behind a screen in the witness box.
The MP, sitting in the glass-enclosed court dock, scribbled notes in a red A4 pad throughout the man's two hours of evidence.The MP, sitting in the glass-enclosed court dock, scribbled notes in a red A4 pad throughout the man's two hours of evidence.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Tory MP Andrew Percy said in a statement read to court that he had been told by another of Evans's alleged victims: "Nigel has tried to come on to me".Earlier on Wednesday, the Tory MP Andrew Percy said in a statement read to court that he had been told by another of Evans's alleged victims: "Nigel has tried to come on to me".
Percy, the MP for Brigg and Goole, said he did not witness the alleged sexual assault in the deputy speaker's corridor in February 2011 but that the complainant had told him about it straight away.Percy, the MP for Brigg and Goole, said he did not witness the alleged sexual assault in the deputy speaker's corridor in February 2011 but that the complainant had told him about it straight away.
"I can't remember the exact details of what was described but I can say that he described it as an unwanted approach," Percy said in the statement. "It was clear from the way he was talking that he wasn't happy about what happened.""I can't remember the exact details of what was described but I can say that he described it as an unwanted approach," Percy said in the statement. "It was clear from the way he was talking that he wasn't happy about what happened."
In a separate statement to court, Labour MP Tom Blenkinsop said he did not know the specifics of the encounter but had been told by the complainant that Evans "made advances towards him and he wasn't happy with what had taken place".In a separate statement to court, Labour MP Tom Blenkinsop said he did not know the specifics of the encounter but had been told by the complainant that Evans "made advances towards him and he wasn't happy with what had taken place".
On Wednesday, the complainant told the court that he was drinking in a group with Evans in the Strangers' Bar at the House of Commons when the MP invited him, a friend and others to join him for champagne in his offices. On Tuesday, the complainant told the court that he was drinking in a group with Evans in the Strangers' Bar at the House of Commons when the MP invited him, a friend and others to join him for champagne in his offices.
During the evening the alleged victim said he was invited by Evans to look at a nearby newly fitted kitchen, the court heard. He said the Ribble Valley MP opened the door and then with his left hand pushed him into the room.During the evening the alleged victim said he was invited by Evans to look at a nearby newly fitted kitchen, the court heard. He said the Ribble Valley MP opened the door and then with his left hand pushed him into the room.
The witness told jurors that "very quickly" the MP "put his arms all over me and tried to kiss me".The witness told jurors that "very quickly" the MP "put his arms all over me and tried to kiss me".
The trial continues.The trial continues.