A Wollongong DJ has admitted his martial arts skills would have allowed him to easily move a woman on a bed, which three teenagers allege he did before raping them.
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Remzi Bektasovski, 22, was crossed examined on the sixth day of his sexual assault trial in Wollongong District Court where he was questioned about his strength and skill level in martial arts.
Bektasovski has pleaded not guilty to five counts of sexual and indecent assault, claiming all sexual encounters were consensual, after three then-teenage girls alleged he raped them on separate occasions in 2016 and 2017.
Bektasovski told the jury he had been practising hapkido, a Korean form of martial arts, since he was about five years old and had reached a black belt level.
He also taught children and adults at his parent's martial arts centre in Cringila.
Crown prosecutor Michael Fox asked Bektasovski whether hapikdo involved a level of strength, to which Bektasovski replied, "not necessarily, no".
"It involves knowing the pressure points, the holding points?" Mr Fox asked. "Yes," Bektasovski replied.
He said he sparred with other opponents before Mr Fox asked, "you wouldn't have any difficulty manipulating a woman on a bed?"
"No," Bektasovski replied.
Mr Fox went on to ask Bektasovski if he had a "strong sex drive" to which he replied "not to my knowledge, no".
"Once you have sex on your mind, do you find it difficult to stop thinking about it?" Mr Fox asked. "It is easy to stop thinking about it," Bektasovski replied.
"How do you do that?" Mr Fox asked. "By having self control," Bektasovski answered.
"I suggest your hormones take over you mind?" Mr Fox asked. "No I disagree," Bektasovski replied.
"I suggest you didn't have self control, you had to have sex no matter what your partner said," Mr Fox said.
"No I disagree with that," Bektasovski replied.
On Monday afternoon, Mr Fox gave his closing address to the jury where he took them through the evidence and suggested the three young women were "credible, honest and reliable".
Mr Fox suggested Bektasovski had a tendency to be "persistent", use "pressure" and "coercion" to engage in sexual activity with teenage girls without their consent.
He said the women's accounts had "common features" and could be used to assess the reliability of the other two women's evidence before urging the jury to find Bektasovski guilty on all counts.
Defence barrister Matthew Johnston also addressed the jury noting the inconsistencies in the women's accounts and said the supporting documents and communication, or absence of messages, supported his client's version of events.
Mr Johnston suggested the first alleged victim might have been "unhappy with what was occurring but didn't say anything" to Bektasovski.
He also suggested the first woman's "perception of what occurred" might have changed over time after hearing other young woman had alleged they had been raped.
Mr Johnston went on to suggest there was "doubt" as to whether the second alleged victim also told Bektasovski she didn't want to have sex.
"She sent a message [to a friend] saying 'mistakes were made' not 'I was raped'," he said.
Mr Johnston also said the Snapchat exchange between the pair before the alleged assault showed Bektasovski did not go to her house as she described on February 1 2017.
Bektasovski sent a message saying "well I'm coming for it so be ready", to which she replied "WTF no".
He then replied saying "ok byeee".
"You might think that is consistent with him thinking, 'OK then I wont come over'," Mr Johnston suggested.
He will continue his closing address on Wednesday.
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