A former police officer, accused of beating and raping his girlfriend, vehemently denied the allegations in the High Court at Auckland yesterday.
Tyler Stephens, aged 25 of Blockhouse Bay, faces one charge of injuring with intent to injure by headbutting the woman twice in the forehead, two counts of assault, three
of unlawful sexual connection and one of rape.
They relate to three alleged incidents between September 1999 and May 2000.
Opening the defence case yesterday, Peter Kaye said the alleged offences simply did not happen.
It was the familiar picture of the word of a woman against the word of a man in a situation where there had been a period of "domestic disharmony."
Mr Kaye told how the couple met while he was a serving constable, but the relationship deteriorated.
There were altercations, arguments and fights but nothing of the nature of the alleged headbutting and no sexual attacks.
Mr Kaye said that the woman suffered "filthy" temper tantrums and eventually Stephens moved back to his parents', though she wanted him to return.
The complaint to police followed the final alleged incident, but Mr Kaye said that the claims were untrue. The woman had tried to kick Stephens and he pushed her, but there was no sexual attack.
"The defence says that the complainant lied to you."
The trial, before Justice Mark O'Regan, continues on Monday.
