Overview

• Gareth Hock, 40, entered not guilty pleas to two counts of rape and eight related charges at Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court on July 15.
• Prosecutor Julian Goode told jurors that Hock allegedly pinned the victim under the influence of alcohol and forced non-consensual intercourse using his physical size.
• Evidence presented includes five assaults causing bruising from punches and injuries inflicted by thrown objects such as a TV remote control and a stone.
• Hock faces additional counts of controlling or coercive behaviour and perverting the course of justice after allegedly contacting the complainant to drop charges.
• The alleged offences span from 2009 onward and involve a single complainant who cannot be identified under legal restrictions.