Woman felt ‘helpless’ during rape by rapper Slowthai, trial hears

A pistillate who alleges she was raped by Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai has described however she felt “helpless” during the onslaught and did not resist, a tribunal heard.

The musician, whose existent sanction is Tyron Frampton, is accused of raping the pistillate astatine a location enactment pursuing a show successful Oxford.

Frampton, 29, and his person Alex Blake-Walker, 27, are connected proceedings astatine Oxford Crown Court accused of raping 2 women successful the aboriginal hours of September 8 2021.

They had been introduced to the pistillate and her friends aft a gig successful the barroom of The Bullingdon.

After going to Frampton’s circuit bus, the radical of 8 women and 4 men headed to a level for the party, the tribunal heard.

While immoderate of the women remained wrong the spot with the defendants’ friends, Frampton and Blake-Walker went connected to the extortion of the spot with the 2 complainants.

The prosecution alleges Blake-Walker raped the archetypal complainant portion being encouraged by Frampton, and that Frampton doubly raped the 2nd complainant portion being encouraged by Blake-Walker.

It is said they some sexually assaulted the pistillate whom Frampton is alleged to person raped.

In a constabulary interrogation conducted a week aft the alleged rapes, the pistillate told officers she had been drinking and had taken ketamine and cocaine that night.

She described arriving astatine the location and arsenic she climbed the stairs some defendants began touching her indecently.

After climbing done a chamber model connected to the level roof, the pistillate told officers Frampton pushed her to the level and forced her to execute oral enactment connected him.

“I said halt to him. Slowthai was trying to propulsion my hairsbreadth truthful I would proceed giving him oral sex,” she told police.

“They were saying, ‘No it’s harmless we’ll look aft you… it’s harmless with us’. They were saying, ‘It’s truthful great, can’t judge this is happening’ and fist-bumping each other.”

Describing the 2nd alleged rape, she said: “He picked maine up disconnected the level and pushed maine into the partition and shoved my look into the partition and helium began to person enactment with me.

“He had his 1 manus connected the backmost of my caput against the partition and the different manus to stabilise maine due to the fact that I wasn’t truly capable to clasp myself up.

“I hadn’t said no, not saying anything, I conscionable pretended I wasn’t truly there.

“At immoderate constituent I said I wanted to spell inside.”

The pistillate said Blake-Walker – who was masturbating – tried to get her to execute oral enactment connected him portion Frampton was having enactment with her.

“Blake-Walker was lasting adjacent to america arsenic I could spot him and helium asked if helium could person a turn,” she said.

“I conscionable unopen my eyes and waited for it to beryllium done. He was frustrated by the space due to the fact that I wasn’t co-operating. He them moved maine and laic maine connected the floor.

I felt helpless, similar my assemblage was not my ain and I wasn’t truly a person

Complainant

“My person came to the model and told them to get retired and told them they were f****** weirdos.”

Describing the different complainant, she said: “I could perceive her retching and saying she was not doing this and him saying she was safe.

“I could perceive them saying however bully it was and however awesome it was and again fist-bumping each other.

“They said the operation tag team. I deliberation Blake-Walker was suggesting it.”

During the interview, a constabulary serviceman asked the pistillate wherefore she ne'er told Frampton to stop.

The pistillate replied: “I didn’t privation them to beryllium assertive towards me. I didn’t privation to ruin it, truthful that’s wherefore I didn’t accidental stop.

“I felt helpless, similar my assemblage was not my ain and I wasn’t truly a person, and I was conscionable a ‘thing’ and they were going to bash worldly regardless.

“I thought if they were going to spell to these ends, I should conscionable fto them.

“I knew they were not going to permission the extortion until they got what they wanted. He grabbed the model truthful I couldn’t get backmost into the bedroom.”

Frampton, of Wellingborough Road, Northampton, and Blake-Walker, of Wallbutton Road, south-east London, contradict 3 associated charges of rape and 1 of intersexual battle against 2 women.