Ipswich man guilty of rape after claiming victim kissed him

Keith McKenzie was found guilty of rape before Ipswich Crown Court. <i>(Image: Newsquest)</i>
Keith McKenzie was found guilty of rape before Ipswich Crown Court. (Image: Newsquest)
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A man has been found guilty of raping a woman who he claimed had initiated sexual activity with him first.

On Monday, a jury found Keith McKenzie guilty of the rape and oral rape of a woman in September 2022, having protested his innocence at trial.

Previously, McKenzie told Ipswich Crown Court that 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 said he kissed the woman back but claimed she had then started touching his groin and trying to remove his trousers before having sex with him.

McKenzie denied he had started kissing the woman before getting on top of her and raping her.

He also denied forcing his way into her flat.

However on Monday, the jury found the 49-year-old McKenzie, of Bond Street, Ipswich, guilty of both offences.

It is expected that he will be sentenced by the court on May 1.  

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