Woman was ‘anxious to leave’ after allegedly being raped by high-profile Sydney man, court hears

The man, who cannot be named, has pleaded not guilty to raping five women

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A woman who alleges she was raped by a high-profile Sydney man while she was his intern, appeared “jittery” and “anxious to leave” after he allegedly raped her again about four or five months later, a court has heard.

A witness – who is a friend of the woman who alleges she is raped, and is known as complainant one – appeared before the NSW Downing Centre district court on Monday, in the fifth day of a trial expected to last 10 weeks.

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