The 25-year-old, who is a resident of Norrköping, is suspected of assaulting the woman in charge and sitting at the same time as he must have sexually abused her.

The prosecutor has called three witnesses to give an account of what the woman told and how she reacted just after the incident, and even a police officer who first heard the suing woman should be heard in court.

Negligent rape

In the alternative, the prosecutor claims that the man be sentenced for the crime of negligent rape; a criminal offense that was introduced last year in connection with the entry into force of the new consent act.

The term negligent rape means that the man did not intend to rape the woman, but was grossly negligent by not ensuring that the woman voluntarily participated in the intercourse.