sweet baboo Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,...5001022,00.html A MAN who claims he mistakenly had sex with "the wrong woman" after entering a dark bedroom at the home of a Sydney magazine editor was yesterday committed to stand trial for rape. Paul John Chappell, 31, was invited back to the editor's Bondi flat after they met during a night out. The pair went to bed and Chappell later got up to use the bathroom. But Chappell claims he mistakenly returned to the wrong bedroom, where the editor's 23-year-old flatmate was asleep. He got into bed with the flatmate and initiated sex, allegedly believing she was the other woman. The flatmate participated because she thought it was her own boyfriend who had come to bed after falling asleep in the loungeroom. When she turned on the light, the "hysterical" woman saw Chappell in her bed and realised her boyfriend was still asleep on the couch. Chappell intends to plead not guilty to one count of sexual intercourse without consent. "The defence case is he made a mistake," barrister Wayne Flynn told the Downing Centre Court Local yesterday. "He went into the wrong room and had sex with the wrong person. "He thought he was having sex with the person he went home with. "The (alleged victim) says she believed she was having sex with her boyfriend. She made a mistake as to who she was having sex with and so did the defendant." In a statement to police on the morning of the incident on October 1, the alleged victim said she had gone to bed about 2am, leaving her drunk boyfriend asleep on the lounge. "The next thing I remember was waking up to someone having sex with me," she said. "I assumed straight away that it was (my boyfriend) because I wouldn't even consider that it would be anyone else." She also said: "When the light is out, it is black in our bedroom, you can't see anything." To her dismay, she later turned on the light and realised it was Chappell, not her boyfriend, in the bed. "I was totally gutted that it was him and not (my boyfriend)," she said. "I went straight into (my flatmate's) bedroom hysterical." The screaming woman pushed Chappell out the front door shortly before her boyfriend woke up and was told what happened. "(He) was so beside himself and enraged that he said he was going out to find (Chappell) and kill him," she said. In her statement to police, the magazine editor said Chappell was "pretty drunk" when they arrived home and they went to her bed but she refused to have sex. "He got up and went to the toilet," she said. "After what seemed like five minutes I assumed he had passed out on the lounge or something, so I rolled over and went to sleep. The next thing I remember was (my flatmate) running into my room quite hysterical." Magistrate Margaret Quinn committed Chappell to stand trial but said it "may well be a difficult case for the prosecution" to prove. A date for Chappell's trial will be set next week. this is unbelievable stevestojan that happens only in movies...you have to feel kind of sorry for all parties involved. The Guy - his life will be ruined after being charged with rape for a seemingly honest (although somewhat drunken) mistake. The flatmate - she will suffer psychological damage after basically being violated by a complete stranger. Her Boyfriend - his girlfriend has been violated by a complete stranger. He also has to live with the fact that his girlfriend can't tell the difference between him and any other random guy. The Editor - she didn't even get any action, and the new man in her life is being charged with raping her flatmate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark VI Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I'm thirsty for some Fosters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_fan Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I see a Saturday Night Live skit coming out of this somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eSJayDee Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Okay, so there IS a way to successfully negotiate the 'dating' your girlfriend's roommate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 The courtroom reenactment should be pretty hysterical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I believe there's more to this story than a "simple mistake." In her statement to police, the magazine editor said Chappell was "pretty drunk" when they arrived home and they went to her bed but she refused to have sex. "He got up and went to the toilet," she said. Let me throw out one possible account of what happened next: Chappell, feeling particularly "randy" and wholly unsatisfied after losing out on what he thought would be an easy shag, knew that the editor's sexpot roommate had been giving him eyes all night. He also knew her drugged out boyfriend was passed out on the couch. Seizing his opportunity, Chappell slipped into the roommate's bed without saying a word, and silently went to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I believe there's more to this story than a "simple mistake."In her statement to police, the magazine editor said Chappell was "pretty drunk" when they arrived home and they went to her bed but she refused to have sex. "He got up and went to the toilet," she said. Let me throw out one possible account of what happened next: Chappell, feeling particularly "randy" and wholly unsatisfied after losing out on what he thought would be an easy shag, knew that the editor's sexpot roommate had been giving him eyes all night. He also knew her drugged out boyfriend was passed out on the couch. Seizing his opportunity, Chappell slipped into the roommate's bed without saying a word, and silently went to work. 667100[/snapback] Good job! Now email the Aussie officials and tell them you've cracked the case, and there's no need for a trial... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Good job! Now email the Aussie officials and tell them you've cracked the case, and there's no need for a trial... 667103[/snapback] My comments were only intended to be humorous, but you're kidding yourself if you don't think the "refused to have sex" part of the story will play a big role in the investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linksfiend Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 Fosters - Australian for Unintentional Rape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 My comments were only intended to be humorous, but you're kidding yourself if you don't think the "refused to have sex" part of the story will play a big role in the investigation. 667111[/snapback] So will the "implied consent" of her not declining until after the sexual act had happened. I don't know how Aussie law reads on the subject...but in the US, it would be a seriously ugly case all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of BiB Posted April 22, 2006 Share Posted April 22, 2006 As for "violated room-mate" and "boyfriend"... I don't know about anyone else here, but anyone I've ever had that kind of relationship with, I could easily tell in the dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Talk about "getting some strange" down under! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibs Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 So will the "implied consent" of her not declining until after the sexual act had happened. I don't know how Aussie law reads on the subject...but in the US, it would be a seriously ugly case all around. 667123[/snapback] I don't know how our law reads either but....I know it will be a seriously ugly case all round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcali Posted April 23, 2006 Share Posted April 23, 2006 Talk about "getting some strange" down under! 667940[/snapback] lol...Gives new meaning to 'in the bush' by crackey;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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