Men had turns at rape, court told

A woman told a district court jury how she was dragged by the hair on to a mattress during a drinking party before two men took turns raping her.
Lance Hall, 36, and John Broeren, 43 are facing charges after an incident that allegedly happened at a house in Dargaville in March, 2008. Hall is facing charges of rape, being a party to rape, male assaults female and threatening to cause grievous bodily harm.
He pleaded guilty to two assault charges before the trial started in the Whangarei District Court yesterday.
Broeren is facing one charge of rape.
In her evidence in court yesterday, the complainant said she and Hall went to Broeren's house for drinks on an afternoon in March, 2008.
While sitting outside, she said Hall grabbed her hair from behind and dragged her around the lounge area before dropping her on to the mattress.
She said she was drunk, but became more aware of what was happening after she was dragged.
Hall had then waved a kitchen knife at her, she said.
She went to the toilet, but Hall grabbed the back of her neck and tipped a bucket of water on her.
The complainant claimed Broeren then raped her, followed by Hall, after she took off her wet pants and top and wrapped herself in a blanket to get warm.
She escaped from Hall after the car they were in after the alleged incident broke down on Hokianga Rd.
The complainant said Hall sent her text messages such as "sorry about bucket of water" and "all I wanted to do was look after you and take you home" after the alleged incident.
In her opening address, Crown prosecutor Bernadette O'Connor said when spoken to by police in April 2008, Hall denied having sex with the complainant, saying she was attention seeking and mentally unstable. She said Broeren told police he had consensual sex with the complainant. Arthur Fairley, the lawyer representing Hall, told the jury his client pleaded guilty to two assault charges because he admitted them in his police statement.
Mr Fairley said Hall saw the complainant having consensual sex with Broeren. He said Hall pulled her outside the house, poured water over her before both left the house.
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