Newmarket man Andre Moore denies rape during ongoing trial

Andre Moore gave evidence at his trial which continues at Ipswich Crown Court. <i>(Image: Newsquest)</i>
Andre Moore gave evidence at his trial which continues at Ipswich Crown Court. (Image: Newsquest)
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A 33-year-old Suffolk man accused of raping a woman he met on a dating site has claimed they had consensual sex.

The woman, who met Andre Moore on Bumble, went back to his Newmarket home after visiting a nightclub in the town, Ipswich Crown Court heard.

Giving evidence Moore said they had consensual sex. 

He said he wouldn't have had anal sex with her if she had told him she did not want it.

Gareth Hughes, prosecuting, has claimed that after consensual vaginal intercourse took place, Moore had then allegedly pushed the woman face downwards on the bed and raped her.

Mr Hughes said that when Moore went to the bathroom after the alleged offence the woman had sent a text to a friend asking him to pick her up.

The woman told her mother and some friends about what had allegedly happened and the police were contacted. 

When Moore was arrested and interviewed by police he claimed the woman had consented to sex and said he would have stopped if she’d asked him to.

Moore of Granary Road, Newmarket, has denied rape.

The trial continues.

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