Oxford trial for “rape by stranger”: First student testifies

The student, who cannot be named for legal reasons, said she asked Nigel Hunt to come home with her on October 30, 2021 after a night of drinking.

She claims that he then raped her four times, even though she told him she did not want sex because she was “waiting for marriage.”

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When asked why she invited him over, she said she felt “peer pressure” from her friends to be seen with a black man, who called her a “self-hating black woman” because she had previously only dated white men.

This came to light during a trial at Oxford Crown Court in which Hunt is accused of four counts of rape.

He is also charged with one count each of assault by penetration and rape, which allegedly occurred on May 1, 2023, against a second student from Oxfordshire.

Hunt, of William Kimber Crescent, The Old Nursery, Headington, has denied the allegations.

During the hearing on Tuesday (June 4), the main plaintiff was cross-examined by defense attorney Peter du Feu.

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He told the student that Hunt claimed she never told him she didn’t want sex.

She denied this and replied, “I know because I have dated other people before and because I waited until marriage, I know for sure that I did not want sex.”

Mr du Feu asked why she then invited Hunt to her accommodation.

The complainant responded: “A lot of the male attention I get is from white boys, and people have made fun of me.”

“People started judging me for it and telling me I was colonizing or something and hating myself.

“(Hunt) was the first black man to pay attention to me in front of those people… I felt so insecure in that moment and wanted to prove to those around me that I was not a self-hating black woman.”

She added that she wanted to “just hang out” with the defendant and was happy with “kissing and touching” but not sex.

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After reporting the allegations, she texted a friend, saying, “I hope institutional racism can work to my advantage.”

When asked what she meant by this, she said: “Many rape cases do not end in the victim’s favour.

“I guess I thought that because of the high level of prejudice against black men, he would be more likely to be punished.”

The process continues.