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A man accused of a five-hour sex attack on a woman in her home allegedly told her he loved her and wished she was his girlfriend.
Roger Tira Kahui is accused of beating the woman, repeatedly threatening to kill her, and raping her up to four times during
the attack in June last year.
Kahui faces 26 charges, including 11 of sexual violation and seven of indecent assault and counts of assault, kidnapping and aggravated burglary. He has denied all the charges.
Giving evidence for a second day in the High Court at Auckland yesterday, the woman said she deliberately left samples of Kahui's DNA on a couch in her flat, as she did not expect to survive.
"I had no doubt in my mind that he was going to kill me, and I wanted to leave as much evidence as possible."
The woman said Kahui had at least three breaks for beer and cigarettes during the attack, and forced her to imitate the scenes in pornographic movies he made her watch.
Kahui at one point allegedly said he knew the woman would eventually go to the police, but he was not worried as he had her "for as long as I want".
She said Kahui told her that if they were together he would protect her, and make sure nothing happened to her.
He later forced her to say she consented to have sex with him.
It is believed Kahui used the woman's mobile phone to record her, but the phone has not been found.
"Once I said that [it was consensual], he said to me 'So you consent', and I said 'Yes', and he said 'It doesn't matter if you go to the police, because I have you recorded saying you consented'."
The woman said she believed Kahui took photographs of her during her ordeal to bolster his claim of consent.
She escaped when he drove her to a money machine to get cash. On the trip, she dropped a money card down the side of the passenger seat.
"I was starting to get an idea in my mind as to how I was going to get away."
She got out of the car while retrieving the card, and ran up Edinburgh St in Pukekohe to a parked taxi.
But the taxi was unoccupied, and the woman had to keep running as Kahui chased her.
"I looked up and I could see him coming in the vehicle ... so I kept running."
She found refuge in a service station.
Kahui made admissions before the trial, meaning much of the woman's evidence will not be challenged. He is maintaining the sexual activity was consensual.
The trial, before Justice Hugh Williams and a jury, is expected to finish early next week.
