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In court filings, the Crown says the witness was in the grip of Wilson, who “abused her physically, sexually and psychologically. … (her) evidence cannot be properly assessed without understanding the dynamics at play in the abusive relationship between her and Mr. Wilson.”

The girlfriend is not just a key witness, but the reason the Ottawa police cracked the case.

On March 11, 2015, around 2:30 a.m., a neighbour called 911 to report a domestic dispute in the apartment above hers on Nelson Street.

Wilson’s pregnant girlfriend was found bloodied, bruised and unconscious. She was hospitalized for several injuries, including a fractured vertebra. She lost the baby the next day.

Wilson was arrested on scene and Ottawa police found large quantities of drugs in his apartment — including cocaine, GHB and ketamine.

In an authorized search of Wilson’s apartment, police also seized his electronic devices and found sexually explicit photos and videos of his alleged victims.

The bar-staff drug rapes are alleged to have happened in 2014 and 2015, with many complainants reporting that they took sips from a drink at Wilson’s apartment then blacked out.

One complainant took the stand Tuesday, saying she had gone to Wilson’s to buy cocaine. She did a line with Wilson and when she asked for a drink, he gave her one laced with GHB, court heard.

She took one sip. It tasted salty, she said.

“I remember saying I feel really heavy, and that was it,” she testified Tuesday.