Strange obsession

While working at a remote detention centre in 2011, our young male client had an overnight sexual encounter with a female work colleague who was ten years his senior. The female who was in her 40s lost her virginity as a result of the sexual encounter and, contrary to our client expressly indicating otherwise, deluded herself into believing this was the start of a relationship with him. On her return home to Sydney, the complainant learnt that she was pregnant as a result of the sexual liaison, which ultimately resulted in an abortion which both parties agreed to. Our client heard nothing further from the female and eventually got married and had a child with his wife. In 2018, seven years after the sexual liaison, our client was contacted by NSW Police informing him that the female alleged he had raped her. Apart from the shock and upheaval of his family life our client had no hope of obtaining evidence from 7 years ago to mount a defence of the allegation. The WA Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions pursued the matter to a District Court trial. No longer having access to mobile phone and social media records to establish communications passing between the two back in 2011 and later, our client was hamstrung by not being able to reveal the true nature of the consensual sexual encounter. Our client also did not have access to the CCTV footage or witnesses who worked at the long since demolished worker accommodation at the relevant time. Despite these obstacles, our meticulous cross examination of the complainant revealed her bizarre and irrational motivations for bringing the allegation, and ensured that the jury only took one hour to deliver a not guilty verdict.