A 49-year-old Ipswich man accused of raping a woman has claimed she initiated sexual contact between them.
Giving evidence during his trial at Ipswich Crown Court (Thursday) Keith McKenzie said sex hadn’t been on his mind when he went to the woman’s flat and he was surprised when she started kissing him.
He had kissed her back and he claimed she had then started touching his groin and trying to remove his trousers before having sex with him.
He denied he had started kissing the woman before getting on top of her and raping her.
He said that at no time had he used any force on her and denied that she had told him to stop or to get off her.
He also denied forcing his way into her flat.
McKenzie told the court that when he left the premises after having consensual sex with the woman she told him not to tell anyone about what had happened.
McKenzie of Bond Street, Ipswich has denied rape and oral rape of the woman in September 2022.
The trial continues.
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