Alleged rape victim ‘could have done a lot better’ if she had made up claims against well-connected Melbourne man, court told

A woman who says a well-connected Melbourne man raped her could have done a much better job of it if she had invented the account for money, prosecutors told a Melbourne court. The Guardian reports that the man, who cannot be named, has pleaded not guilty in Victoria's county court to two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault. The prosecutor argued that gaps or inconsistencies in the woman's account actually enhance her credibility, while the defence maintains she is lying. That leaves the jury with a straightforward but stark question: whose version of events to believe.

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