Rugby league player Jack de Belin has denied the suggestion he and co-accused Callan Sinclair were "cheering each other on" but could not recall the exact words said to ensure the woman was consenting to the sex.
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On Wednesday afternoon, de Belin, 29, was cross-examined by Crown prosecutor David Scully during the sexual assault trial in Wollongong District Court.
The St George Illawarra Dragons player and Sinclair, 23, stand accused of jointly raping a then 19-year-old woman in a North Wollongong townhouse on December 9, 2018 following a night out at Mr Crown.
The men have pleaded not guilty to five counts of aggravated sexual intercourse without consent and claim the threesome was consensual.
De Belin said, from the witness box, that the trio would "have a chat" if they needed to swap positions and said "keen to swap", "change up" or "my turn now".
"Was there any discussion with the complainant about whether she would like to change it up?" Mr Scully asked
"Yes," de Belin replied.
"How would you ask the complainant what she wanted to do?" Mr Scully continued.
"We would have a discussion," de Belin replied
"What did you say, what did she say?" Mr Scully pressed.
"I can't recall specifics," de Belin said.
Mr Scully asked if the woman had any say in "who had their penis in her mouth or who had their penis in her vagina?"
"We all had a say," de Belin said.
"The fact is, she had no say in any of this, is that correct?" Mr Scully asked.
"That's incorrect," de Belin replied.
De Belin denied the suggestion there had been no discussion with the woman about going to the apartment to have a threesome.
"You wanted to get her back to the unit, and you hoped and expected when you got there she would have sex with you," Mr Scully suggested.
"That's wrong," de Belin said.
The footballer said he was "under the belief" the woman would have sex with him, however Mr Scully suggested there was no discussion prior to de Belin walking naked into the bathroom she was using.
"I told her I was having a shower," he replied.
De Belin denied the suggestion he took the woman's top off, that Sinclair and the woman were not kissing, and that he pushed her onto the bed.
"This evidence you have given about performing oral sex on the complainant is completely false," Mr Scully said.
"I disagree," de Belin replied.
De Belin denied he or Sincalir said "show us your rack" when the woman was trying to roll over on the bed to cover herself.
"She was telling you to stop and you ignored her request for you to stop, isn't that the case?" Mr Scully asked.
"No," de Belin replied
Mr Scully suggested de Belin took off the woman's shorts unassisted, split her legs open, got on top of her and put his forearm on her collarbone and his hand on her neck.
"I disagree," de Belin said.
"I suggest you did that, and you knew you might cause her bodily injury because of the sheer size of you compared to her," Mr Scully said.
"I disagree," de Belin replied.
De Belin also denied the woman was crying because she was being ignored.
He disagreed he and Sinclair were cheering each other on while Sinclair was have vaginal sex with her and de Belin grabbed her hair and forced his penis inside her mouth.
"You were saying things like, 'yeah Cal, keep going," Mr Scully said.
"I disagree," de Belin said.
De Belin rejected claims Sinclair tried to use moisturiser to help lubricate the woman's anal region and attempted to have anal sex, as well as the allegation he deliberately penetrated her anus.
De Belin also denied he said "you know how to keep your mouth shut" while in the bedroom and that he said "here's $50 for the Uber and to keep your mouth shut".
Earlier in the cross-examination, de Belin admitted he found the woman attractive and was questioned about the physical interaction he, Sinclair and the woman had together in the club made him think she wanted a threesome.
"When you said, 'I think we are on here' to Mr Sinclair, the extent of the physical interaction you had with her was a hug, her taking your hat off and her dancing?" Mr Scully asked
"Yes," he replied.
"Did you think she was interested in you?"
"Yes," de Belin replied.
Mr Scully noted de Belin had only seen the woman kiss Sinclair in the club, and sit on his lap while waiting for a tuk-tuk, before they were going to have a threesome, and confirmed de Belin had no other physical interaction with her apart from at the club.
Mr Scully again suggested the woman did not know the trio were going back to the apartment as she had sent a message to a friend after leaving Mr Crown, saying, "nah, I'm cool, I'm going to Fever."
"I suggest you are making that up ... there was no plan discussed with the complainant to go back to the unit," Mr Scully said.
"That's incorrect," de Belin said.
The trial continues.