Louis Richardson outside Peterlee Magistrates Court (Picture: North News)

A Durham University student has been accused of raping a woman who was ‘drunk’ and then telling her she was ‘rubbish in bed’.

Louis Richardson, 21, who is a former member of the university’s prestigious Union Society, is accused of taking advantage of the woman while she was too drunk to consent in March 2014.

He allegedly told her the next morning that she was ‘rubbish in bed because she was so unresponsive’, Durham Crown Court heard.

Richardson, who is also charged with attacking another student at a party in October 2014, was arrested after this victim reported the alleged attack to police.




Regarding the first victim, he told police it was ‘likely’ they had sex after meeting at a nightclub and going back to his and that they had both been drinking but were not drunk.

The student also denied saying she was ‘rubbish’ at sex and agreed that it was a cruel thing to say in a police interview.

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The second victim, from the October incident, claims he lifted up her top at a friend’s house to expose her bra and said: ‘Oh, get your tits out… everyone else has seen them.’

The court heard that the second victim had fallen ill and went to sleep in an empty room but woke to find Richardson with one hand on her breast and another on her knickers.

Entrance to Durham University College (Picture: Alamy)

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When she tried to push him off, he allegedly said ‘If you wanted me to stop you could have asked’ to which she replied ‘I was asleep’.

Richardson, who is from Jersey, claims he was comforting her in bed and had his hand on her shoulder.

He denies three counts of sexual assault and one rape.

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