Slowthai accused of raping woman after gig, court told

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Slowthai and a friend raped two women at a house party after one of his gigs in Oxford, a court heard today.The 29-year-old, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, and his co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 27, are accused of raping the women following his performance at The Bullingdon, in Oxford, on the evening of September 7 2021.Frampton appeared at Oxford Crown Court alongside his wife Anne-Marie.

Both Frampton and Blake-Walker deny three joint counts of rape and one count of sexual assault – the BBC reports.The court heard that one of the complainants, described as a “huge fan” of the rapper, saw him at a restaurant before the gig and was then added to the VIP list after speaking.

Heather Stangoe, prosecuting, told the jury the pair had met a group of friends – including the other complainant – at Frampton’s tour bus.Stangoe told the court that the group headed back to one of their homes, where the alleged attack took place.

The jury was told that Frampton has insisted on two rules – “no phones and no boys.”“Their sole purpose, the Crown say, in going to that house was to secure sexual gratification,” Stangoe said.“It mattered not to them whether the subjects of their attention consented or not.