A woman allegedly raped by a football player in his car has denied flirting with him in a bar or having consensual sex with him. Harry Butters is accused of sexually assaulting a woman after meeting her on a night out and offering her a lift home.

Butters, who plays for Darlington FC under 23s, is currently standing trial at Teesside Crown Court charged with rape, causing a person to engage in sexual activity without consent, assault by penetration, sexual assault, and false imprisonment. The 24-year-old denies the charges.

On Wednesday, the alleged victim gave evidence at court and described what happed during the car journey. The trial previously heard that Butters was giving his friend, and the woman a lift home before the alleged sex offences took place.

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