Girl ‘screamed “cease” when she awoke to man, 26, raping her’ after the pair met at a home social gathering hosted by boxing star Anthony Joshua, court docket hears

A girl allegedly screamed ‘cease’ when she awoke to a person raping her after the pair met at a home social gathering hosted by former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, a court docket has heard.

Aidan Simmons, 26, allegedly assaulted the lady at her pal’s dwelling after leaving the ticketed occasion on the boxing star’s north London mansion in September final 12 months.

Simmons and his pal left the social gathering with the alleged sufferer and her pal. The group then went to a residence in Hackney, the Outdated Bailey heard.

The girl went straight upstairs to mattress and referred to as her boyfriend earlier than falling asleep, jurors heard. The prosecutor stated the ‘subsequent recollection’ she had was waking up mendacity on her again with Simmons having intercourse together with her.

The alleged sufferer stated she remembered saying ‘cease’ however claims he ‘carried on’ and continued to have intercourse together with her, prompting her to inform him ‘cease’ once more.

Simmons, of Docklands, east London, denies rape. He agreed he had sexual exercise with the lady however insisted it was absolutely consensual.

Aidan Simmons, 26, (pictured on the Outdated Bailey at the moment) allegedly assaulted the lady at her pal’s dwelling after leaving the ticketed occasion on the boxing star’s north London mansion in September final 12 months

He and the alleged sufferer met at a home social gathering hosted by former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (pictured in April). The social gathering was a ticketed occasion

Simmons launched himself to the 2 girls as ‘Sunny’ whereas he was attending the social gathering at Mr Joshua’s gated mansion along with his pal ‘Angus’ on September 18 final 12 months, the jury was informed.

All through the night the alleged sufferer’s pal and Simmons had shared a drink, which ‘developed into flirting’. Prosecutor Julie Whitby stated the pair additionally ‘exchanged a kiss’.

The complainant informed her pal she needed to depart 4am so that they ordered an Uber, however the driver ‘did not present up or cancelled’. Her pal then organized from them to ‘get a raise with Sunny and Angus in a unique Uber’.

The 4 of them then made their method again to the pal’s dwelling in Hackney, east London and picked up a bottle of wine on the way in which. The alleged sufferer instantly went to mattress, referred to as her boyfriend and fell asleep.

She then woke as much as discover Simmons having intercourse together with her as she laid on her again, the court docket heard. 

‘I simply awoke and my eyes had been closed, and I may really feel clearly, I may really feel it, like [Simmons] was within me, clearly having intercourse with me,’ the alleged sufferer stated.

‘Then he was like, one thing like, “would you like me to cease?”, however my eyes had been nonetheless closed on the time, and I keep in mind saying ‘cease’ and he carried on, and I stated ‘cease’ once more.’

Ms Whitby informed the jury that the lady ‘was initially confused considering it was her boyfriend’. She then opened her eyes and noticed the ‘man she knew as “Sunny”‘ was on prime of her.

The alleged sufferer ‘began to hit him’, screamed ‘cease’ and ‘what was he doing.’ 

The girl stated: ‘I reached up and once I felt straight hair I used to be like what the f*** is occurring and I open my eyes and I simply see him on prime of me after which I began going loopy.

‘I stated “what the f*** are you doing, I used to be asleep, you’ve got raped me” after which I used to be hitting him and hitting him. I simply keep in mind saying “why would you do this? Why would you do this?”

She added: ‘I truly needed to kill him. I then chased him downstairs and he is gone into the lounge the place my pal and Angus had been asleep on the couch and I simply carried on hitting him, I could not breathe.’

The girl informed police she ‘actually by no means spoke one phrase to him’ and stated she felt ‘disgusting’ after the alleged assault, including: ‘I want I might locked the door or one thing.’

Simmons, (pictured at the moment) of Docklands, east London, denies rape. He agreed he had sexual exercise with the lady however insisted it was absolutely consensual

Ms Whitby informed the Outdated Bailey that the social gathering was held at Mr Joshua’s ‘giant home’ which sits on a ‘gated premises’.

The boxing star was current on the social gathering, which required bought tickets for entrance. She stated the events ‘could have seen him’ on the occasion, however they ‘didn’t know him’.

The alleged sufferer claimed her pal had been invited to the social gathering that day and requested her: ‘Anthony Joshua is having a celebration, do you wish to come?’

She stated the home had ‘a great deal of completely different rooms. It was a gated home social gathering sort factor.’ 

The alleged sufferer stated Simmons had frequently stared at her and her pal on the social gathering. She added: ‘It was an uncomfortable stare, he needed to make me know he was staring.’

After the social gathering they went again to her pal’s dwelling the place she alleges that Simmons attacked her.

Simmons, who has admitted that sexual exercise occurred, claims the interactions had been consensual. 

The court docket heard that he claimed to have ‘dozed on the cough’ on the Hackney residence earlier than going upstairs. He stated he ‘had needed dialog and had not hoped for intercourse’.

Referring to Simmons’ interview Ms Whitby informed the court docket: ‘He requested the lady why she did not wish to hang around with Angus. ‘She stated she “wasn’t within the temper” after which he requested her to return into her mattress.

‘As soon as he received in, he then began to kiss her, and she or he stated one thing like “please do this.”‘. He claimed ‘her eyes had been shut and generally opening however she awake and was kissing him again.’

The court docket heard that this ‘went on for round 5 minutes or so’ however then the alleged sufferer ‘all of the sudden’ stated she ‘did not need intercourse’.

‘She opened her eyes broad and stated, “what are you doing? No I am not doing that” and he then jumped off her,’ the prosecutor informed the court docket.

Simmons – who appeared within the dock at the moment carrying a black swimsuit, white shirt, and blue tie –  was arrested at his dwelling on the night of September 18 and was taken to the police station. He was interviewed and accepted he was often called ‘Sunny’.

The trial continues tomorrow.