Doctor raped woman,

Doctor raped woman, court told
September 29, 2010 04:37:59 PMA+ A-| || An Australian doctor allegedly raped a woman seven times in one night, a jury has been told.
The Victoria woman claimed that Arvind Sharma raped her feigned and that she had passed out after he allegedly attacked her in an attempt to stop his actions, a Victorian County Court jury heard.
Sharma pleaded not guilty to seven counts of rape and three of indecent assault arising from the alleged incident in December 2006 at his Bendigo home. He claims the sex was consensual.
Opening the Crown case, prosecutor Jim Bessell told the jury of 10 men and two women that Sharma and the complainant were known to each other and had previously had sex.
He said the woman had told Sharma she felt unwell after drinking a Midori and lemonade while they were nightclubbing with friends. They had argued about returning to his house. After lying on his bed, the woman again argued with Sharma and rolled away from him, wanting to go to sleep, Mr Bessell said.
He said that the woman felt Sharma's hands on her side and he began rubbing her side: ''She knew this action suggested he indicated interest in having sex'' but she declined his advances, Mr Bessell said.
The alleged attack on the woman began when she was close to sleep, the prosecutor said, but she stayed still ''as though passed out, in the hope that he would think she was out of it and he would stop''.
The woman was raped seven times and indecently assaulted three times, Mr Bessell told the jury, saying that Sharma had been ''rough'' with her.
Before the pair went out, the woman had dropped an overnight bag off, intending to stay the night, Mr Bessell said.
After Sharma fell asleep following the alleged incident, she text messaged a friend, who took her to the police station.
Defence counsel Rodney Willcox said while both Sharma and the woman had been drinking, both were aware of what was going on. He said Sharma did not undress the woman against her will, but both had undressed themselves.
''The defence say there was no rape and indeed, there was no indecent assault,'' Mr Willcox told the jury.
''She did not at any stage object from the alleged incidents. She did not voice her concern, she didn't leave the house at any stage during, or immediately after, the alleged incident.
''She was aware and she was alert and she pretended to be asleep.''
Mr Bessell said the woman could recall seeing the flash of Sharma's mobile phone camera while he was allegedly assaulting her, even though her eyes were closed.
The trial before Judge Frank Shelton continues today.