He described one evening where the complainant pulled herself closer to him while they were sleeping. He said she then proceeded to touch his chest before "grabbing" his penis.
"We had a kiss...I reached into her sleeping bag and began feeling her breasts."
He said they continued touching each other.
"I got the impression she liked what I was doing..."
In a previous video interview, Bombardier Manning denied any sexual contact with the recruit. Defence lawyer Paul Murray said his client had lied because he was scared and shocked by the allegations.
Bombardier Manning also told the court the recruit had initiated sexual intercourse twice, once after a platoon function and once when she was left behind to do cleaning tasks.
On the first occasion, he said she came to his barrack room, climbed on top of him and began passionately kissing him before engaging in sex.
He said another situation arose when she again approached Bombardier Manning in his room.
"I asked her if she wanted to come in and have sex. She said yeah then came in and we had sexual intercourse."
He said by this time they had an established sexual relationship.
