A woman who was allegedly raped in Aberdeen was found naked from the waist down on the street, a court has heard.
Prosecutors allege that Sammy Stewart raped the 27-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, at a property on Spey Road on September 24, 2014.
The Crown claims that Stewart took advantage of the woman while she was “intoxicated and under the influence of drugs” while he was on bail.
The 30-year-old denies the charge against him and went on trial at the city’s high court yesterday.
Giving evidence during the first day of the trial, the woman who claims to have been attacked was questioned via video link.
She told the jury that she was friendly with Stewart and had met him in the Market Arms, on the city’s Market Street, while she was waiting to go for a haircut.
The court heard that she had joined him and another man before the group moved onto the Old King’s Highway, on The Green.
They had then left for another pub, Aitchie’s Ale House, on Trinity Street.
The witness told advocate depute Stephen McCloy that she had gone back to the Market Arms to meet her cousin and his girlfriend but she could not remember anything else.
She claimed she had gaps in her memory but the next thing she remembered was being found on a street in Mastrick by a woman driving a 4×4.
At this point, the jury heard, the witness was wearing a black shirt and white T-shirt but did not have any clothing on her bottom half.
The motorist called the emergency services and she was taken into the back of an ambulance.
However, the witness said that when police arrived they had to call for female officers as she was “freaking out”.
“I was upset and didn’t want them to touch me,” she added.
She was later examined at the Frederick Street health village where she had a urine and blood sample taken.
It was discovered that she had a class B “legal high” called Ivory Wave in her system, which she claimed to have no knowledge of taking.
The jury were read a number of text messages which had been exchanged between the pair that day, which defence advocate David Moggach later described as “flirtatious”.
In one of the exchanges, Stewart told the witness “I want you” and she replied “I want you too”. While he had also suggested the pair get a hotel room that night.
He asked the witness if it was possible she had taken off her own clothes while in the Spey Road property.
The witness said it was doubtful.
The trial, before Lady Stacey, continues.
