When she woke the next morning, naked and in pain, she was violated again.
She was still unaware of the rape until her brother callously handed her $20 for the morning-after pill.
The man then called his older sister and shared his worry that his victim might be pregnant, claiming that she led him on by asking him to "teach her how to have sex" so she would be prepared for future partners, reports the Fraser Coast Chronicle.
The woman told police about the assaults two years later but was talked into withdrawing the allegations by her father.
A decade later she defied her father to take the complaint back to police and finally found justice last week when her attacker was sentenced to eight years in jail at the Brisbane Supreme Court.
She suffered fresh trauma in court as her parents chose to support her rapist, ignoring her as they spent hours with him in the foyer of the court, laughing and joking.
As her brother was hauled away to start his sentence, her parents cried and hugged each other, refusing to acknowledge their daughter.
The judge noted that the man had shown no remorse and his decision to go to trial had retraumatised his victim.
"What is terribly significant to my mind is the effect of your behaviour on the complainant," Justice Douglas said.
"She grew up in fear and difficulties in normal relationships.
"She is worried about not being the mother she could have been because of the demons you left her with."
SEXUAL HARM - DO YOU NEED HELP?
If it's an emergency and you feel that you or someone else is at risk, call 111.
If you've ever experienced sexual assault or abuse and need to talk to someone contact Safe to Talk confidentially:
• Call 0800 044 334
• Text 4334
• Email support@safetotalk.nz
• For more info or to web chat visit www.safetotalk.nz
Alternatively contact your local police station -
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