High Court Judge Vincent Perera will sum up the case of the 75-year-old leader and pastor of Back to Eden Church Ministry Iowane Vakadranu at 2.30pm today before the three assessors retire behind closed doors to deliberate on their decision.
The prosecution has said that consent is not voluntary if it is obtained by misrepresentation.
Prosecutor Siteri Navia has said that the pastor made a false and fraudulent representation that allowed the first witness to consent to the act and she believed him.
Navia says the second witness agreed that she did not give consent to the act.
Defence lawyer Semi Tinivata says the evidence provided by the witnesses has not proven the state’s case.
Tinivata has stressed that they were adults and old enough to give consent.
He maintains that Iowane Vakadranu is not guilty.
Vakadranu is charged with 4 counts of rape.
The alleged incidents occurred between 1st October, 2012 to 31st August, 2014 in Labasa and Tailevu.
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