A high-profile Melbourne businessman is currently undergoing a jury trial in the County Court, where he faces charges of rape and sexual assault involving a former personal assistant.

一名知名的墨爾本商人目前正在郡法院接受陪審團審理，他面臨強姦及性侵一名原私人助理的指控。

The prosecution's narrative establishes a professional relationship initiated in 2022, during which the complainant alleges a pattern of unwanted sexual advances. According to prosecutor Matthew Fisher, the complainant explicitly communicated her desire to maintain a professional boundary to preserve her status as an employee. This professional association ceased in November 2022, though the parties re-established contact in March 2023 to discuss potential employment on a specific project.

控方的陳述確立了雙方於2022年開始的專業關係，原告指控在此期間被告存在模式化的非自願性挑逗。根據檢察官 Matthew Fisher 的說法，原告明確表達希望維持專業界限，以保留其員工身份。這段專業關係於2022年11月終止，但雙方於2023年3月重新聯繫，討論某特定項目的潛在僱用機會。

The core of the prosecution's case centers on an incident on March 24, 2023. It is alleged that following the consumption of alcohol and cocaine, the accused engaged in non-consensual sexual penetration. The prosecution asserts that the complainant resisted these advances, subsequently striking the accused in the nasal region and identifying him as a rapist. It is further alleged that the accused requested a sexual act after the initial assault. Police intervention occurred in the early hours of the following morning after the complainant's mother contacted authorities.

控方案件的核心集中在2023年3月24日的一起事件。指控稱，在飲酒和使用古柯鹼後，被告進行了非自願的性侵犯。控方主張原告反抗了這些挑逗，隨後擊打被告的鼻部並指其為強姦犯。據稱，被告在最初的侵害後要求進行性行為。在原告的母親聯繫當局後，警方於次日凌晨介入。

Conversely, the defense, led by Dermot Dann KC, maintains a position of total denial. The defense contends that no sexual advances occurred and disputes the consumption of illicit substances. A central pillar of the defense strategy is the contestation of the complainant's veracity. Mr. Dann has characterized the complainant's credibility as fundamentally flawed, citing a prior instance of a false allegation made against police personnel. Furthermore, the defense highlights communications between the complainant and her mother regarding potential financial recompense as evidence of an ulterior motive, thereby challenging the plausibility of the accusations.

相反地，由 Dermot Dann KC 領銜的辯方則維持全盤否認的立場。辯方主張並未發生任何性挑逗，並否認使用非法物質。辯方策略的核心支柱是對原告 veracity（真實性）的質疑。Dann 先生將原告的可信度形容為有根本性缺陷，並引用先前原告對警方人員提出虛假指控的案例。此外，辯方強調原告與其母親之間關於潛在金錢補償的通訊，將其視為有 ulterior motive（ ulterior motive / ulterior motive / ulterior motive / 他意）的證據，從而挑戰指控的合理性。

The trial, presided over by Judge Frank Gucciardo, continues as the court evaluates the conflicting testimonies regarding the events of March 2023.

本案由法官 Frank Gucciardo 主理，目前法院正在評估關於2023年3月事件之相互矛盾的證詞。