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A Saskatoon couple accused of groping and raping a 16-year-old girl in a Pacific Heights basement is now before a jury in Court of Queen’s Bench.

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The man and woman are both charged with one count of sexual assault in connection with alleged incidents between June 19 and 20, 2015.

The complainant, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, alleges the accused man touched her breast and later raped her on a couch while the woman, his girlfriend, held her down.

“She did not consent and could not consent,” Crown prosecutor Rochelle Wempe said in her opening statement to the jury on Monday. The girl was underage and had been blacking out after a night of heavy drinking with four adults, the jury heard.

Wempe said the accused couple was friends with the complainant’s uncle. The girl met them when her uncle brought them back to the house to socialize after a night out at the bar.