A man told police he did not rape a woman he stopped to help, and that he declined her advances for sex.
Christian Edward Grey, 36, is on trial in the Hamilton District Court for sexual violation by rape, abduction for the purposes of sexual connection, and male assaults female, following the alleged incident on November 8 last year.
Grey, who has represented the Deaf Blacks rugby team internationally, told police in an interview on November 9 that he was only trying to keep the alleged victim safe when she stripped off and tried to have sex with him.
"I did not rape her. I did not assault her. She was naked. She wanted to try and have some fun. I refused. I was like 'What are you doing?'."
In the video interview with Hamilton Police detective Lee Samphier, played to the court, Grey said he took the woman back to his home so she could call someone to pick her up because he didn't know where her house was.