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NZ music producers rape trial continues in Tauranga

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Peter Chambers, left, and Mark Arona are on trial in the Tauranga District Court accused of raping and sexualy assaulting a woman in a Tauranga motel room. Photo / George Novak

Peter Chambers, left, and Mark Arona are on trial in the Tauranga District Court accused of raping and sexualy assaulting a woman in a Tauranga motel room. Photo / George Novak

The trial is continuing today for two men accused of raping and sexually assaulting a heavily intoxicated woman in a Tauranga motel room.

Mark Arona, 40, and Peter John Chambers, 42, are well-known hip-hop music producers and DJs. They are behind some of the biggest names in New Zealand's hip-hop scene and both deny the allegations.

The pair, on trial in the Tauranga District Court, claim they had a consensual threesome with the woman.

The complainant, who gave evidence in court yesterday, is now being cross-examined by Chambers' lawyer Moana Dorset.

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