15-year girl raped in front of thousands of people after dragging her out of her depth

A teenage tourist raped a 15-year-antique woman in the sea in front of lots of humans after intentionally pulling her out of her intensity, a court heard today.

Gabriel Marinoaica grabbed keep of the teenager as she performed a recreation of the trap with friends inside the sea subsequent to Bournemouth pier, Dorset, it is alleged. He is stated to have dragged her out to sea so she ought to now not to contact the lowest earlier than setting his surrender her mouth to prevent her from screaming. He then sexually assaulted and raped her, it’s miles alleged.

The assault stopped when someone approached them and the girl, who can not swim, was able to make it again to shore, a jury heard. After the schoolgirl suggested the problem to the police strains of semen were determined on her bikini bottoms however they did now not shape any DNA within the police database.

It turned into any other eleven months earlier than Marinoaica changed into diagnosis through police inquiries and a public appeal and his DNA was taken which matched the sample in the lady’s bikini. He claimed that his idea of the female changed into ages both 17 and 18 and that they had consensual intercourse. Marinoaica, 19, is on trial for one rate of rape and four counts of sexual attack in connection to the incident that befell on July 18, 2021, one of the hottest days of that year.

Bournemouth crown courtroom heard the woman and two pals, from Bournemouth, were playing a sport of catch within the sea before Marinoaica approached them. Ellie Fargin, prosecuting, instructed Bournemouth crown courtroom: “They were there to experience a Sunday afternoon playing inside the sea and sunbathing. To start with all was properly until [the girl] changed into sexually assaulted and raped via this defendant within the sea.

“the seaside turned into very very busy that day, one of the most up-to-date days of the 12 months. On one of the occasions in the sea, they have been all playing with a ball with a collection of human beings within the shallows. While [her friends] were speaking to the males, the ball had been given misplaced and landed in the water simply in front of the defendant. He picked it up.

“she threw it back to the group, at that point the defendant touched [her] arm and said ‘come with me’. He commenced asking her questions about her name and in which she came from. He grabbed keep of her arm and started out to tug her out to sea. She may want to now not attain the bottom, she actually became in deep water. She advised him ‘No get off me’ but he unnoticed her.

“she stated he changed into touching her everywhere. She instructed him once more that she became uncomfortable and desired to get out. He pulled her out similarly and requested ‘We could damage?’ she knew this intended to have sex, so she instructed him another time ‘No, I’m no longer comfortable with that’. He started to touch her bottom. He then moved her bikini bottoms apart with one hand on her bottom and the other over her mouth and penetrated.

“it lasted for about a minute, it seemed to forestall while someone got here over to the pair of them. She managed at that level to push the defendant off and tried to get back to shore, but she couldn’t swim. The defendant had taken [the girl] well out of her depth, made her susceptible, she could not even swim. He may not have acknowledged that, but perhaps knew she couldn’t touch the floor. Why did he do that? So he ought to do what he desired to her. That is what he did, she did not consent and he knew that he truly did not care.”

After Marinoaica, who was elderly 17 at the time, was arrested his mobile telephone turned into seized and three conversations were located in which he had used the phrase ‘damage’ while referring to sex with different human beings. He changed into an interview with the aid of police and stated the girl had kissed him, that he notion she seemed around 17 and a 1/2 or 18, and that she had placed her hand in his swimming shorts and asked him ‘do you want to position it in?’

He claimed it lasted between five to 20 minutes and then she advised him she needed to go to work at a pub. Marinoaica, from Darlaston, Walsall, west mids, denies all the expenses. The trial continues.