A Liverpool University student accused of sex attacks on four women claimed his alleged victims “twisted” their evidence.
On his second day in the witness box Charles Goodwin maintained his innocence in the face of 12 charges.
The 21-year-old is alleged to have raped a university student in Manchester three times and attempted to choke her.
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He is also accused of raping a student in Liverpool three times after being released on bail.
The other charges involve two alleged sex assaults on a third student and assault by penetration on a fourth student, both of whom were based in Liverpool, after again having been released on bail. All the offences are alleged to have spanned 16 months ending in May last year.
Goodwin, of Hilbre Street, Liverpool city centre, but formerly of Salford, admits having sexual activity with the four women but claims it was consensual.
During his cross-examination today by Matthew Curtis, prosecuting, he claimed the prosecution witnesses had “tainted and twisted parts of their accounts… those witnesses have chosen to lie.”
He also claimed the second alleged victim lied in her allegations against him for “revenge” and had spread rumours about him.
Liverpool Crown Court heard Goodwin had a girlfriend at the time, who had come over for two nights to visit him, and he claimed his alleged victim was upset about that.
He claims he had had consensual sex with her on three previous occasions before the alleged offences.
He said they had consensual sex three times that night and she started crying after he "accidentally" hurt her, resulting in him having a panic attack.
He denied being pushy or violent with any of the alleged victims.
He claimed he had put his hand down the back of his third alleged victim's jogging bottoms and she did not give “any negative signs or signals or try to move my hand.”
Further questioned about the allegations involving a student in Manchester, Goodwin denied the bruises on the girl’s neck were caused by him violently choking her using his thumbs and squeezing so she could not breathe.
He told the court: “The red marks were a result of consensual choking."
The jury was told that after leaving her flat he began messaging her and he claimed this was to apologise for being rude after an argument.
He said: “I knew I was rude and what I said was wrong and I should not have done it.”
He admitted he became paranoid when she did not reply to his texts because: “I have [had] girls in the past have guys come to my house and beat me up.”
But he denied being paranoid about her going to the police and when he was later asked to go to a police station he just thought it was because of their argument.
He said: “I knew I had upset her with my rude words and arrogance.”
Quizzed by Mr Curtis about the fourth girl to make allegations against him Goodwin said that they had been playing a drinking game which led to them kissing as a dare.
He claimed they engaged in consensual sexual activity but he stopped because he felt guilty about his girlfriend.
He said afterwards she seemed "indifferent" to him and he and his friend were asked by the other students to leave. He claimed that the girl had not given any sign that she was not consenting.
Goodwin said he had kissed other students and considered he was in “an open relationship” with his girlfriend, although she did not know it.
Mr Curtis suggested to him that he had “got what you wanted” with the four alleged victims “because you were turned on by force.”
Goodwin said: “I never had an agenda of what I wanted."
Mr Curtis said: “You were turned on by the idea you could dominate those women and get what you wanted without thinking about the consequences."
Goodwin said: “That’s not true.”
The case is continuing.
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