Musician Slowthai and a friend raped two women at a house party after his gig in Oxford, a court heard on Tuesday.
The star, real name Tyron Frampton, and co-accused Alex Blake-Walker - who was a friend of the musician and allegedly part of his entourage for the gig - are accused of raping the two women at a flat after Slowthai performed at The Bullingdon in Oxford on September 7, 2021. Frampton and Blake-Walker deny three joint charges of rape and one charge of sexual assault against two women.
Oxford Crown Court heard that one of the women saw the rapper in a restaurant before the gig. After chatting with him, the complainant was added to the VIP list. Prosecutor Heather Stangoe told the jury that the woman met a group of friends after the performance, including the second complainant, at the musician's tour bus before they headed to the flat of one of the friends - which is whether the alleged rape took place.
Speaking to the jury, Ms Stangoe said: "The prosecution case is that these two defendants attended a house party. Their sole purpose, the Crown say, in going to that house was to secure sexual gratification. It mattered not to them whether the subjects of their attention consented or not. As it happened, the two women in this case did not but that did not matter to these two defendants."
Ms Stangoe alleged the women were raped at the same time at one point during the alleged attacks, with the musician and Blake-Walker allegedly 'high-fiving', discussing 'tag teams' and contemplating 'swapping the women'.
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AFP/Getty Images)She continued: "Their behaviour whilst sexually assaulting two females - who they had isolated from their friends - the encouragement and the assistance they gave one another when they became concerned that the females would run away has resulted in them being jointly charged with oral and vaginal rape."
After performing at the Bullingdon, Frampton went to the nearby Bullingdon bar where the second complainant saw him. Ms Stangoe told the court that the rapper 'noticed them' and 'came to chat with them' before sharing a shot of tequila together.
She said: "By this time, she had been drinking for many hours. She had also taken ketamine and cocaine. She was intoxicated, but she was aware of what was happening and her surroundings. She continued to drink and take drugs until just before the incident. The prosecution say that although she was intoxicated, her level of intoxication did not mean that she was incapable of consenting.
"What her intoxication rendered her was vulnerable, more vulnerable than she would have been had she been sober." They allegedly declined an invitation to be on the tour bus and travel to the next tour date before going to the friend's house. Frampton allegedly insisted on 'no phones and no boys' before agreeing to go to the house.
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PA)"The first request seemed reasonable to the girls. He was, after all, a celebrity. No boys - that struck them as odd but nevertheless they agreed to those conditions," Ms Stangoe told the court. "The prosecution say that the fact Mr Frampton on the bus said 'no boys' is highly significant. What possible reason could he have for stipulating there would be no males at the house? The prosecution say that what happened in that house later that night explains the restriction put on and it suggests their mindset from the outset."
Ms Stangoe said the musician, his friend and two other men went to the flat. The defendants later climbed through a window to the roof before they were joined by the two complainants. The prosecutor said: "What took place thereafter happened very quickly. The attack was interrupted when the friends came to the window and told the males to leave. Their efforts to access the roof were initially frustrated as Mr Blake-Walker held the window shut.
"Frampton immediately jumped from the roof into the garden, ran through and out of the house. Blake-Walker left the property. The other two men also left." Ms Stangoe went on to allege that the other two men, who were in the living room, played music loudly to stop any noise from coming through from the roof.
The alleged attacks were reported to the police the same night and, 'in due course', the women made video-recorded statements to the police. "The defendants were arrested and interviewed. Each made a prepared statement. They denied that they had raped the women, and all sexual activity had been with the participation and consent of the women," Ms Stangoe claimed.
Frampton arrived at court with his wife, Anne-Marie, on Tuesday.
The trial continues.
If you've been the victim of sexual assault, you can access help and resources via www.rapecrisis.org.uk or calling the national telephone helpline on 0808 802 9999*
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