NT police officer accused of raping teenager acted as a ‘caring father figure’, court hears
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#60DV9)
Patrick Carson took advantage of immature young woman who had recently arrived in Darwin, prosecutor tells trial
A police officer accused of raping a teenager exploited his position as a father figure to control his alleged victim, a Northern Territory court has been told.
Patrick Carson, aged 37 at the time of the alleged crime, has pleaded not guilty in the supreme court to raping the woman, then 19, twice in Darwin during 2020.
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