The son of rugby league and rugby union worldwide Wendell Sailor denies raping a lady, who claims she was unconscious and didn't consent to having intercourse with Tristan Sailor.
The previous St George Illawarra participant is going through trial over the alleged encounter at Wolli Creek in Sydney's south.
The 23-year-old was supported by his well-known father as he pleaded not responsible to 2 counts of aggravated sexual assault inflicting precise bodily hurt.
The court docket heard Sailor and the alleged sufferer first met over Instagram in 2019 however did not catch up in individual till the October lengthy weekend in 2020.
The complainant and a good friend had been at a bottomless Mexican lunch in Bondi earlier than allegedly doing cocaine in a public lavatory, then kicking on to the Seashore Highway Lodge, the place she performed ingesting video games with Sailor and his then Dragons teammates, together with Eddie Blacker.
The trial was additionally advised the girl and Sailor kissed and took selfies collectively on the pub.
Later, the group of 4 caught an Uber to the 24-year-old's Wolli Creek condo, the place they drank vodka and champagne whereas enjoying extra video games.
The very last thing she claims to recollect is sipping vodka.
Prosecutor Jeff Tunks advised the jury the girl's good friend discovered her mendacity bare on the ground. Her eyes had been open, however she was not saying something.
The court docket heard she texted one other good friend the next morning after realising she was bleeding.
"I genuinely suppose I used to be raped final evening. I do not keep in mind something. I really feel sick," the message learn.
In one other textual content, the girl reached out to Sailor.
"Tristan, I do not keep in mind something after the Uber to mine. Simply have to know for peace of thoughts what occurred final evening? Did we've got intercourse?"
The accused replied "we simply performed ingesting video games and sure we did have intercourse. I requested you… and I pulled out although and all the things is nice".
Sailor's barrister Richard Pontello SC argued the complainant freely and voluntarily agreed to the sexual exercise.
He revealed one other textual content despatched from the girl to her former boyfriend.
"The factor is I am unable to say it was rape as a result of I do not understand how I acted as a result of I used to be drunk."
The trial will centre across the problem of consent and is anticipated to run for as much as three weeks.