A man who raped his girlfriend's identical twin sister has
been jailed after claiming the assault happened because he mistook her for her
sibling.
The 24-year-old was sentenced to 4 years imprisonment after
being convicted of rape & indecent assault, the Herald Sun reports.
He had told police that his victim was a liar & had made
unwanted advances towards him - but the court heard that he had told her that
he had always fantasized about $ex with her.
The woman had been staying with her sister & her partner
after ending a relationship.
She was sleeping in the spare bedroom when the man entered
to talk to her, but later pulled down her clothing & raped her, according
to the Herald Sun. But after the attack, her phoned his partner & told her
that her sister had sexually assaulted him.
He repeated the claim to police & then told officers
that he was confused because his partner & the victim looked identical to
one another.
'That was a bizarre thing to say given you'd been talking to
[the victim] about her, & her issues, for over an hour,' County Court judge
Felicity Hampel told him.
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