The young woman allowed Callum Bromley, 25, to share her bed after they enjoyed a few drinks at a student party, but says he groped her between her legs before raping her.
They continued socialising the following day and went to a nightclub in the evening with Bromley again sharing her bed, but nothing happened during the second sleepover.
Six months later, she reported him to the police, but Bromley, of Church Road, Hailstone, Nuneaton insisted all the activity was consensual.
He has pleaded not guilty at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court to one count of sexual assault, by penetration and two counts of rape in the early hours of October 9, 2021.
The young woman told the jury via a police video-recorded interview: “We had a couple of drinks, but were not drunk. Originally he was going to sleep on the floor and brought his own blanket.”
Prosecutor Simon Ward told the court it was approximately 1.30am and the complainant agreed Bromley could share her bed because the floor was hard, as long as he slept under his own blanket.
“He sort of put his arm around me and we were chatting and I did not think anything of it,” continued the woman.
“His hand went under my pyjama shorts and underwear and then he got up and pulled my clothes off and his own clothing.
“He put my legs over his shoulders. I was on my back and couldn’t move and while he was having sex with me he was grabbing my neck, pulling my hair hard and smacking my bum really hard.
“I said: ‘I’m not doing this,’ and he stopped, but then started again for a second time and said: ‘Sorry, I can’t help it. I’m too horny.’
“I pushed him away again and said ‘no’ and pulled the duvet over me and went to sleep.”
The following evening they went to Pryzm nightclub in Kingston town centre with some other students, where again Bromley’s behaviour was inappropriate, the jury were told.
“He kept wandering off with someone and I was frustrated and angry with him because of what had happened,” the woman told the trial.
“He kept coming up to me and putting his hand on my bum and I kept pushing him away and he was being really hands-on with everyone, considering he had just met them.”
They returned to the halls of residence at approximately 3.30am and again shared the young woman’s bed.
“He put his arm around me again, but I just went to sleep.
“The next morning I told three of my friends and they were all really angry and they kept me away from him and they confronted him.
“They said: ‘Get your stuff and leave,’ and he was in complete denial that anything had happened.”
She said Bromley did contact her after leaving. “I got a text saying ‘sorry’ for what had happened.”
On March 8, 2022 the woman reported Bromley to Loughborough police in Leicestershire and on July 28 he was questioned.
“He said it was with her consent,” explained Mr Ward.
Trial continues…………
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