Connor Evans is accused of raping a mum-of-three in her 30s when he was 19 - now 21, he denies the charge and claims they had consensual sex

A man has been accused of raping a stranger as she walked home from a night out.

Connor Evans, who was 19 at the time of the allegation, kept the victim's underwear as "some kind of trophy", a court was told.

Evans, now 21, is on trial for a single count of rape. He denies the charge and claims they had consensual sex, and that it was initiated by the woman.

The court heard how the woman, a mother of three in her 30s, recalled lying on her back with the defendant on top of her before she pushed him off and ran from the scene.

Prosecutor Sean Brunton KC said the victim had been out in Ilkeston on the night of the alleged rape on June 23, 2023, No

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